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I thought that I would forward the reply I got from Arrowhead Mills
regarding whether their cornmeal is truly gluten free, as their packaging
states "wheat free; made with non gluten ingredients". I thought it was
interesting that this reply is different from one posted recently that said
they send samples for gf testing verification and that the first batches are
donated to charity (this one says they are "discarded"). It really makes one
wonder about the cross-contamination problems with other manufacturers - it
would appear that simply cleaning the machines is not enough. I wonder how
often they find gluten in a sample - my guess is that those would be the
ones donated to charity.
Hilary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Gomez" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:08 PM
Subject: RE: Your Comment/Question


>
> Dear Ms. Shughart,
>
> Thank you for your interest in the steps that Arrowhead Mills takes to
keep
> our gluten free products from being cross contaminated with foods that do
> contain gluten.
>
> Arrowhead Mills produces several food items that are generally regarded as
> being gluten free, such as all of our corn meals, soy flour, rice flour,
> etc.  We have received praise and expressions of thanks from many Celiac
> Disease sufferers telling us how thankful they are that we are able to
> provide them with these products.
>
> We practice all possible care in trying to prevent any products containing
> gluten from being mixed with foods that do not.  Storage bins, trucks,
> cleaning equipment, mills, packaging machines, etc., are all cleaned
> thoroughly before each use and processing.  Forced air and vacuum cleaners
> are our most effective cleaning tools.  In addition, the first
approximately
> fifty pounds of any non-gluten product are discarded before packaging is
> begun.
>
> Again, thank you for your continued support of The Hain Celestial Group.
>
> Sincerely,
> Elizabeth Gomez
> Consumer Response Representative
>
>
> Ref # 346692
>
>
>

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