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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
I'd like to clear up a potential misunderstanding regarding shopping
guides such as the ones put out by CSA/USA and TCCSSG.
Question: If a product is not listed in the shopping guide,
does that mean it is not gluten-free (GF)?
Answer: Not necessarily. It could mean one of several things:
-- The product might not be GF.
-- The company which makes the product might not have been contacted,
or might have failed to respond to a letter sent asking for
information.
-- A company may have responded by saying they didn't know if their
products were GF or not.
-- A newer product might be GF, but be too new to appear in the
company's list of GF products.
-- In some cases, companies only respond to questions about specific
products; in that case the GF status of any other products made by
these companies is not known.
Unless a shopping guide lists a product or specifically states that a
product is NOT GF, then you cannot really draw any conclusions about it.
So if a product is not listed, contact the company or read the
ingredients and use your own judgment. And remember that even if a
product is listed in a shopping guide, check the ingredients since
sometimes the ingredients do change.
Jim Lyles ..... Holly, Michigan, USA ..... [log in to unmask]
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