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After reading the post about Rice Dream, I pulled my box off the shelf and looked at the ingredients again.  There are absolutely no gluten containing ingredients, so I wrote to Hain Celestial myself.  It appears that the previous poster and myself got two completely different answers from the same company!  Below is the response I received:
 
Dear M. Schoeler,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding our Rice Dream Beverage. We strive to maintain the highest quality products and appreciate your patronage.
We now have newer and more accurate testing methods for Gluten testing.  With the new testing methods there have been no traces of Gluten found in our Rice Products and we are now labeling the Rice Dream Beverages “Gluten Free.”  There have been no changes made to the product formulas to make them Gluten Free.
The Hain Celestial Group's labeling declares major allergens (peanuts, soybeans, milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, tree nuts, and wheat) and we follow the U.S. FDA's regulations. In addition, our labeling always declares gluten containing ingredients. We recognize the serious nature of the allergen issue and we strive to minimize risk.Both major and minor ingredients of all products, as well as all processing procedures and equipment, are closely scrutinized and all potential allergen issues as determined by the Hain Celestial Group are declared on our labeling.We assure you that strict manufacturing processes and procedures are in place and that all of our manufacturing facilities follow rigid allergen control programs that include staff training, segregation of allergen ingredients, production scheduling, and thorough cleaning and sanitation.
Thank you for your continued support. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-434-4246, Monday through Friday from 7AM - 5PM Mountain Time.
Sincerely,JamesConsumer Response Representative
Ref # 1701963
 
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