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Laura Sessums <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
LS> The recent (Spring '96) issue of Lifeline (CSA/USA) noted on page 9
LS> that TCBY yogurt is not reliably GF, despite its inclusion on a
LS> number of lists of GF food....Does anyone have any more
LS> information...
 
The following comes from the Jan. '96 issue of the _Celiac ActionLine_,
in the "Hidden Gluten" section:
 
CA> 1. TCBY:  In a letter dated Nov. 10, 1995, Stacy Duckett, VP
CA> Corporate Communications reported that we have determined that we
CA> cannot provide reliable information that any of our yogurt flavors
CA> are always gluten-free.  While there are some that at any moment may
CA> be, a supplier may make substitutions from time-to-time that may
CA> include ingredients containing a grain derivative.
 
In the past TCBY has provided a list of GF products, so this is a rather
recent development.  It may be a case of them just being overly cautious
for fear of a lawsuit.  (Sigh.)
 
You can contact TCBY for more information:
 
   TCBY Enterprises, Inc.
   1100 TCBY Tower
   425 West Capitol Ave.
   Little Rock, AR  72201
   (800) 688-8229, Fax: (501) 688-8246
 
Laura also wrote:
 
LS> In addition, it stated that olive oil is usually not reliably pure
LS> and may contain additives (?) that render it contaminated with
LS> gluten...
 
I'm not so sure about this one.  In looking through the archives, I
found numerous recipes that use olive oil, and I only found one caution
with respect to it, as follows:
 
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Date:         Tue, 2 Apr 1996 07:45:02 -0500
From:         Jim Barron <[log in to unmask]>
 
60 minutes recently did a segment on adulterated foods in which they
mentioned about 4 premium brands of olive oils that had been adulterated
with corn oil.  Anyone who knows or suspects that they react to corn
should avoid olive oil and see if that helps.
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I'm not inclined to agree with CSA on this one.  To be on the safe side,
you could use other types of oil instead or contact the manufacturers of
the brands of olive oil you use.  But I don't personally believe that
olive oil is a problem for celiacs.
 
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