<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

All this time, I've thought that all Smucker's products fully 
disclosed gluten ingredients.  Apparently, I was incorrect, and am 
passing along this statement from the company regarding the fact that 
they have not, until just recently, been requiring their suppliers to 
provide information about gluten beyond wheat alone.  (YIKES!  I've 
been eating Smucker's jams and jellies forever, thinking they were 
most certainly safe.  Perhaps they are, but the point is, we cannot 
be sure at this time.)

I might add that, if one googles "gluten-free" and "Smucker's" that 
there are statements all over the internet that Smucker's jams and 
jellies ARE, in fact, GF.  An example from the always very 
trustworthy Clan Thompson site: "Smucker's Jam (all flavors): 
Manufactured by Smuckers. Gluten free: Yes. Vegetarian: Yes. 
Verified: 11/10/05. "

I am in complete shock at the statement I received back on my 
inquiry, which happened to be regarding the R.W. Knudsen juice line. 
But it sounds to me like this statement is in regard to all Smucker's 
products.  If anyone has reliable and RECENT information to the 
contrary, I will post back to the list in a summary.

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From: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Reference Number: 7491830
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:10:51 -0400

July 20, 2006

Ms. Suzanne Rampton
Fishers, IN 46037

Dear Ms. Rampton,

Thank you for taking the time to contact The J.M. Smucker Company 
with your inquiry regarding the gluten content of our R.W. Knudsen 
Juice Blend. We greatly appreciate and value the input we receive 
from all of our consumers.

We recognize individuals with food allergies face particular 
challenges when making everyday food choices. The Smucker Company has 
long been committed to providing consumers with as much information 
as possible about the ingredients in our products and follows all 
relevant Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling requirements. 
This includes clearly disclosing the presence of any of the Big Eight 
Allergenic Foods, milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, 
peanuts, wheat, and soybeans, in our products.

We also understand people following gluten-free diets require 
information beyond that currently required by the FDA, such as 
whether a product contains oats, barley or rye, in order to make 
accurate food choices. Until recently, we did not require our 
ingredient suppliers to inform us of gluten sources in their 
ingredients other than wheat. As a result, at this time we cannot 
indicate with absolute certainty which of our products may be 
gluten-free.

However, we are currently conducting a comprehensive review with all 
our suppliers in order to determine which of our products may contain 
gluten from any source. While this is an ongoing review, we expect to 
be able to post the results for some products on our website at 
www.smucker.com as they become available to us over the next several 
months.

Again, thank you for your interest in our products and taking the 
time to share your concerns with us. If you have additional questions 
or comments please let us know.

Sincerely,

Jared Hughes
Consumer Relations Representative

Ref # 7491830

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