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Hi everyone
 
An earlier post mentioned McCann's and Country Choice brands of oats. For those who may be newly diagnosed it is important to know that it is strongly recommended that you eat only those oats that are labeled gluten free. Labeled gluten-free oats are grown, harvested, and processed under very carefully controlled conditions and are regularly tested for gluten. Before labeled gluten-free oats were available McCann's and sometimes Country Choice were recommended as options for those individuals with celiac disease who wanted to eat oats. Recommendations have changed. In 2004 I published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that assessed the gluten content of 4 different lots of 3 brands of oats. McCann's and Country Choice were among the brands tested. The 4 lots of McCann's contained from below 3 ppm gluten to 725 ppm gluten. The 4 lots of Country Choice contained from below 3 ppm gluten to 210 ppm gluten. If you are interested in the numbers for all samples tested let me know and I will send them to you. There also are articles in the newsletter section of my website that discuss oats.
 
Thanks
 
Tricia

Tricia Thompson MS RD
The Gluten-Free Dietitian
Author The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide
Co-author The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gluten-Free Eating
Manchester Massachusetts
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