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Well I got mixed info, some people responded regarding Butterball turkey versus the chicken that I was asking about.  I decided not to eat the chicken that night and wait to hear back from Butterball (I had called them and they said that they would have to mail me something because she didn't have the info to give to me on the phone).  Well I am still waiting to hear from them--obviously she isn't going to send me the info, but that is OK--I will just not buy their product if they can't tell me one way or another what is in the "seasoning".  

Here are the responses I got from you though and you can decide yourself about the chicken breasts.  

1.  I am not certain about Butterball chicken, but I do know that they inject their Butterball Turkeys.  With that in mind, I would steer clear of any Butterball products.

2.  If you look at this site, it says that all Butterball chicken products are gf.  Click on the list of gf products, and look on page 24:

www.napervillegi.com/celiac  (I did try doing this, but couldn't get the site to come up for me).  

3.  The last verified info I have seen on all Butterball chicken (including chicken broth) is that they are gluten free.  The date of the verification is 10/22/02.  The "Celiac Disease On-Line Support Group" Delphi Forum is the source of this information.


4.  Here's a quick internet site I go to often to see about products:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/list.asp?webtag=celiac&ctx=1048576&cacheTag=x46-0  (I didn't try this site yet)

5.  No, I definitely would not eat the chicken breasts.  You can pretty much rule out anything with a basting or a broth, unless it specifically says
it's GF (which unfortunately Butterball is not).

6.  We eat them all the time and my son has NEVER had a reaction.  The contact I spoke with at Butterball assured me that their broth was Gf.  


I also got these responses, but again they were about the turkey, but wanted to list them as well in case you were interested and you can decide for yourself on this too.  

1.  Butterball turkeys are safe as long as you avoid any "gravy" packets they some of them may include.

2.  I really don't know for sure about Butterball breasts.  I do know though, that their whole turkeys have gluten in them.  Since I know for sure that 
the whole turkeys have gluten, I would not risk eating the breast.  That is just my opinion.

3.  that butterball is "crap" pute and simple.  It is not good turkey.....loaded with additives.  It has been listed in archives as not gf...a few instances they said it WAS gf.  Shady Brook and Empire are the best turkeys...and are gf.   If the store doesn't have them, make something else

4.   I am told it is GF and I had butterball Turkey for Thanksgiving and was fine..... I would get another verification from someone else though before
indulging...


Thanks for all the info--you guys are the best!  

Amy

PS--I didn't starve for supper that night, my husband fixed me a piece of fish and him and the kids at the chicken! :-)

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