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Hi List:  
What a support you all are!!  I received many replies as to whether anyone else had had problems with Tree of Life Tamari Sauce, which is clearly labeld "Wheat Free" and made with "corn-fermented alcohol."  

As per one suggestion I contacted the company (the no. is not on their label).  
Tree of Life Wheat Free Tamari is NOT gluten free.  
The tel. no:  1-800-874-0851

The really hard part of this is that I have to throw out a large quantity of food; besides the chicken, I stupidly  (as it turns out) added some of the bones to my rich, homemade stock that is now contaminated with that sauce, and would explain the ongoing reaction I have had.  It is definitely not economical to be gluten free.

Special thanks to one respondent whose message I include in its entirety:

"Soy sauce and miso are made with a culture called koji. 
The koji culture can be grown on many grains, the common ones are
wheat, barley, and rice.  The koji can also be grown on soybeans.

I know Westbrae grows their koji starter cultures on barley for their wheat 
free soy sauce. When I react to a "wheat free" soy sauce I suspect barley.

I use Mansan Tamari that I order from Natural Import company, 
www.naturalimport.com, 9 Reed Street, Biltmore Village, NC 28803, telephone 
828-277-8870 or 1-800-324-1878.  They have many other products that are gf 
including gf miso varieties.  This vendor uses the term tamari for wheat free 
soy sauce.  I have reacted to their yamaki tamari in the past. I order a
gallon of the tamari and store it in the refrigerator as it is unpasturized."


Nancy in nyc

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