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>        I've been writing and calling everyone I can think of, and
>generally getting
>quite assertive these days, finding out about gluten content.  One of my
>recent letters was to Cracker Barrel, a restaurant all along major highways
>here in the South.  Here is the reply, from Christine Egelston, Product
>Development Specialist:
 
Letter from compny deleted to save bandwidth :)
 
>Debbie McCollister
 
We have a good system in New Zealand...
 
A) All foods MUST be correctly labelled with ALL ingredients or prosecution
will ensue.
 
B) If requested, all companies must be able to provide the dietary
information of foods and products...(which means that Kentucky Fried
Chicken may not have to give out the secret 11 herbs and spices, but they
have to say whether they are suitable for a particular diet i.e. wheat
free). This also means that if shopping at a supermarket, and for instance,
I wish to know if the bulk bin corn chips are gluten free, they must be
able to tell me or stop selling the product immediately.
 
It took years to get the government to legislate, but its worth the wait :)
 
Pete...
 
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