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I posed the question of gluten in P & G products as an online customer support 
question.  This is the response I received:


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Response (RightNow Administrator) - 08/15/2008 06:42 PM    
Thanks for contacting us. 

We know Celiac is a serious disease, so we want to give you clear information 
regarding the use of our beauty care products.  If wheat and/or gluten aren't 
directly added to a product by us, these ingredients won't be listed on our 
packages.  Like many companies, we often purchase the scents for fragranced 
products from outside suppliers, and the components of these substances are 
proprietary information belonging to those companies. Therefore it's possible 
that a very small amount (generally parts per million) of gluten may be 
present. 

We sought advice from physicians; they told us it would be very unlikely a 
person with Celiac disease would have a reaction from a trace amount of 
gluten coming into contact with his skin or hair.  This is because wheat, rye, 
barley and/or gluten generally cause symptoms when they're ingested.  Since 
our beauty care products are designed to be used externally on the skin, their 
use shouldn't be an issue for someone with this disease.

Since gluten sensitivity can vary among people, it would be best if you 
consulted with your physician about the use of all types of consumable goods, 
if you haven't already.  You might even consider using one of our fragrance 
free products that doesn't list gluten or wheat extracts on the label.

Also, none of our current Crest toothpaste versions, Crest Whitestrips 
versions, or Crest Night Effects contains gluten.  In addition, none of the 
ingredients used in Glide dental floss contains gluten.

Although we do not directly add ingredients that contain gluten to Crest Pro-
Health Rinse or to Crest Whitening Rinse, it's possible these products could 
contain trace amounts.  We recommend you contact your doctor before using 
these rinse products if you have questions or concerns about gluten.

Thanks again for getting in touch with us.  I hope this response has been 
helpful to you.  For more information about Celiac, you may want to check out 
http://celiac.com/ and http://celiac.org

Nancy
P&G Team

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