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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
========================= Hidden Gluten
Whenever a product or ingredient is identified as a possible source of
gluten-contamination it will be highlighted in this section. Some
products contain a minute amount of gluten and may not have a noticeable
physical affect, but may cause internal damage. NO GLUTEN is the
ActionLine's goal. Medical research has established one standard for
damage to the gut, but it is still unknown how much gluten or if
repeated exposure to small amounts of gluten will increase a celiacs'
chance of certain cancers or cause subtle changes, such as lassitude and
depression.
Nebulous terms must be researched until a satisfactory answer is
obtained that the item is free of any toxic protein. When those terms
are found on a label, we must routinely verify that it has not changed.
If adequate information is obtained and fellow celiacs do not report any
adverse reactions, those products should not be left out of your diet.
Some celiacs limit labels with nebulous terms to only a few products, in
order to reduce the amount of time spent on routine verification. When
in doubt leave it out, is the best course of action.
Gluten can be added to a product as an ingredient, through cross
contamination, or as a result of the manufacturing process. When all
gluten is kept out of a celiac's diet, the best quality of life is
enjoyed. Each person must determine their preferred life style and how
careful they will be in avoiding hidden toxic proteins.
1. San-J Soy Sauce: For those who use the low-sodium (white labeled)
variety, the company now has added wheat as a last ingredient. Susan
Marston from the lab at SAN-J International in Va., reports that this
change is due to the "new" food labeling laws. She stressed that the
wheat is used as a "processing aid" - there may be questionable traces,
no one knows for sure, thus the declaration of wheat is now noted. They
also have a low-sodium, wheat-free variety (silver label) reported by
the company as being GF.
2. La Choy's reports that the regular and lite soy sauces are not GF.
3. Boston Marketplace is testing a new version of their chicken in
several locations that contains gluten. This is reported to be a market
test only and they have plans to return to the GF version shortly in all
locations. This reminds us to always routinely check all ingredients at
all locations for differences.
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