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Original Post to list:
I recently tried this dressing which is claimed 
by the mfg. to be gluten free at a dinner where 
myself and 2 other celiacs were eating. We all 
ate the same dinner except one of us did not have a salad.

Us two that had the dressing had a bad reaction. 
Has anyone else had this issue with T. Marzetti® 
The Ultimate Blue Cheese Dressing, or any others in their "Gluten Free" lineup?

Thanks,
OHS

My Followup: I called the company and they say 
their Blue Cheese is made "without a wheat based 
starter culture and is gluten free".

I was also told that they label most of their 
dressings are "Gluten Free" as they meet the 
"FDA's standard of less than 20 ppm of Gluten". 
That scares me a bit. As far as I know the FDA 
doesn't use the CODEX definition of gluten 
free....but I'm not sure. I'm a bit new to eating gluten free.

Most of the products listed on their website have 
big GLUTEN FREE logos on the descriptions.

For me, I will be avoiding any Blue cheese 
dressings... even though I miss them.

BTW This was a dinner at home, there were no croutons or seasonings.

Replies:
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As far as I know, there is no GF blue cheese.
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Blue Cheese isn't gluten free.  They use mold on bread to introduce the
culture.
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I called them a few years ago about their Veggie Ranch dip- they said they
couldn't claim their products were gluten free- because of their
suppliers... I haven't given it to my husband because of that statement.
Maybe someone made a brand mistake.
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Be careful it might be crouton crumbs in the 
salad rather than the blue cheese dressing
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I have tried blue cheese products over and over again due to
mistaken claims.  I always have a reaction.  For a while I thought
it might be moldy bread crumbs used to start the cheese.  Even
blue cheese supposedly made without bread crumbs makes me ill.
I have the same problem with cheddar.  Other cheeses seem to
be OK.

What works for me is to make my own dressing using feta cheese.  The
taste is almost the same.  Or use vinegar and oil and sprinkle crumbled
feta into the salad.

In a restaurant I ask them to bring red wine vinegar and oil to the
table.  Balsamic vinegar might be imitation which is no good.  Any
dressing they make or buy can be contaminated without their
knowing it.

If I know the restaurant I might try the Italian or French or ranch
dressing.  I will never try blue cheese again.  It has made me ill
a hundred times or more.

That said you should also look for things like bits of crouton,
or gluten contaminated flavorings.  One big chain of
natural food restaurants uses yeast as a flavoring in their salads,
and it makes me ill.  Probably brewer's yeast.
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