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> We're going to France in a few weeks, and noticed that one area features
> candy made of "barley sugar."  Does anyone know if this product actually
> contains barley, or if this is just the name of a particular kind of candy?

In the UK there is a popular sweet (candy) called barley sugar. My food list
gives a dozen brands that are OK. It is the colour of barley. Bear in mind
that a) France may be close to the UK, but it has a different culture and
the sweet might not be the same; b) it is made from boiled sugar, so flour
might be used to stop it sticking to surfaces while it is drawn out and
cut up - this is especially likely if they are using traditional methods
of production.

I have an address of the French society as of 1991:
Association Francaise des Intolerants au Gluten
Gabrielle Cambus
Societe France Malaide Coeliaque
33 Avenue Auguste Renoir
78160 Marly Le Roi
France

Telephone +331 39 16 19 39
(put your international dialling prefix in place of the +)

   Tim