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Hi.  I got a call back from Aim International, the company which markets
Barleygreen.  I spoke with Steve Lankford, product specialist at
208-463-2629.  He said the product is produced on dedicated equipment by
a Japanese scientist in California.  He is going to mail me some
broshures on the product.  He will call California and find out if the
product has ever been tested.  If not, he will request that the product
be tested by an outside source for gluten content in parts per million.

I also have a call out to another business which I know has had their
product tested this way.  I am requesting the name, address, and phone
number of this firm so that Steve has a company he can use which
currently does this testing for others.

He did tell me that they have been claiming that the product is gluten
free because supposedly the gluten is in the grain, not the grass.  The
grass is cut between 2 - 3 weeks old, and only the grass is used in
barleygreen.  Grains take about 2 months to develop--is the "impression"
he has--so contamination is unlikely.  But he would look into it to make
sure that it really takes that long for the grain to develop and will
send me the information.  This is all based on theory to his knowledge.

I will have to get back to you all in March when I return from vacation.
Hopefully Steve wil have started getting the product tested.  Of course
the company which does the actual manufacturing for them would have to
give the approval for this also.  Have a wonderful February.  I will be
staying warm.
Abigail, St Paul Minnesota
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