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Here is a summary of responses I got about wellshire chicken bites.


After reading that article I would not let my daughter eat them.  I am also
disappointed in Whole Foods attitude in keeping them on the shelf although
by now they may have felt pressure to remove them.
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 Our support group received confirmation from wellshire farms stating that
their standard is a 200ppm containing gluten. This is an unsafe level of
gluten. We will absolutely NOT eat this product. It is an unacceptable level
of gluten for a product labeled GF. Only we, as their parents, can protect
our children.
You were correct, stay away from them.
Lynn-MN
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 My son ate exactly half of one Wellshire Farms "Not Actually Gluten-Free"
Chicken Nugget, and got ill. I got even sicker, because I ate several. If
your child isn't getting sick from them, then thank the Lord, but don't feed
him any more of them.
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 I would not buy this product.  The company did not act in a straightforward
manner and recall the contaminated items.  In my opinion, that's not a
company that deserves our business.
We used to buy those all the time but switched to Bell & Evans GF frozen
chicken tenders and nuggets a few years ago.  Our two boys like them alot
better.  Maybe you can find them at your store (we are in Mass. and buy them
at Marketbasket/ Donelans/ Shaws).  I don't have any connection to either
company.
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 They are no longer selling them as far as I know-so you don't need to
worry. Even if they were I wouldn't eat them.
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 Hi Suzanne,
If you decide to switch from Wellshire, we eat Bell & Evans GF nuggets all
the time.  They're in a black -- not blue -- box at Whote Foods and my
non-GF kids love them.  I'm the GF person and know from nuggets and they're
very good.  They actually get crispy, but you do have to cook them for about
30 minutes since they're frozen uncooked.
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 I just shared that Chicago
Tribune article with my support group, as well as a couple
of posts on Cassandra's Delightfully Gluten Free on the
topic. Her latest one is about launching a letterwriting
campagin:
http://delightfullyglutenfree.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/letter-campaign-please-join-me/
With the levels that were seen in some of the testing of
the Wellshire Bites; e.g., 227 ppm, I wouldn't eat them or
feed them to my kids. Remember the FDA is proposing 20 ppm
or less and GIG's GFCO is at 10 ppm or less. I do fine with
10 ppm or less, but have issues at 20 ppm, so 227 ppm would
have disastrous effects for me.
While I know it's very convenient to have commercial GF
chicken bites on hand, they are really quite easy to make.
Someone posted recipes a while back on the listserv. The
easiest one is to crush GF potato chips (I used Lays
regular, not ridged) in a ziploc bag, add a little black
pepper (no salt needed because of the salt in the potato
chips), shake well, and then add cut up pieces of chicken
(just cut boneless chicken breasts with kitchen scissors) a
little at a time until all are covered well. Place on
cookie sheet. Bake 10 - 15 minutes until done. These are
adult and kid favorites! You can even make ahead and have
in the freezer, ready for baking.
I've used other recipes with GF corn flakes, but the potato
chips are the easiest and tastiest.

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Thanks ot those that responded.

  I will say I have tried the bell evans brand  but for us the convenience
of taking them from the freezer to the lunch box was a big selling point.  I
did make my own at home but we liked using   these for on the go foods.

I will wait to see what new formulation they come out with and what the
compnay has to say i n the future.

Thanks,
Suzanne

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