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    I received the e-mail below from Godiva chocolates. I have eaten
them before without ill effects, but Godiva's reply makes it clear
that they cannot be considered totally safe.
    I have to confess that I am not crazy about American Godiva
chocolates. They are not at all the same as the Godiva chocolates from
Brussels, which are truly wonderful.
     In the first place, they are produced here by Campbell's under
license. In the second place, if you look up the Godiva website, you
will read that Godiva chocolates in the U.S. are produced "using many
of the same processes" as in Europe. Many, you notice, not all. No
wonder they don't taste the same.
     If you want to eat true Belgian chocolates on this side of the
Atlantic, try Leonidas.
                            Mary in NYC

>
> Thank you for emailing Godiva.  Currently the only piece that contains gluten
> is our Praline Cascade (hazelnut praline with biscuit pieces in ivory).
> Eventhough we do not dust our lines with any gluten products, all of our
> products including our Cascade, are processed on the same lines.  Also at this
> time we are unable to guarantee that any of our flavors, which come from
> outside vendors, does not contain any hidden glutens.  We are working on
> contacting each individual supplier to find out this information but becasue
> we have hundreds of suppliers it will take some time to obtain all this
> information.
>
> Sincerely,
> Lisa Ogurcak
> Consumer Relations