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Hello everyone!

You may be interested to know that Dr. Fiona Stevens, President of the
Coeliac Society of Ireland is proposing that the Society should change its
recommendations about malt and its derivatives.

The Society used to recommend that pure malt was not allowed but that malt
extract and malt flavourings were OK because all or most of the gluten was
removed during processing.  Due to recent discoveries that malt extract in
some products can contain up to 2% gluten, Dr. Stevens is now recommending
that coeliacs do not eat products with malt in any form.  A new
Manufacturer's List is currently being prepared (it is due to be published
in November) and will probably reflect this recommendation.

All this was revealed at our bi-annual Convention in Kilkenny yesterday.

So  - no more Kellogg's for breakfast!   I'm about to email them to ask them
to produce some malt-free gluten-free breakfast cereals for the Irish market
as soon as possible.  I wonder if they'll respond?

Best GF wishes to all,
Liz (Ward), Dublin, Ireland