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In a message dated 8/20/2006 12:58:29 PM Central Standard Time, 
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> I recently asked Kraft the same question and got the same answer.

They don't have a g.f. list, just read the labels...That's been their policy 
for quite some time.  

This article is hidden on their website...

http://www.kraftfoods.com/health/articles/gluten_free_0623031.pdf  I had the 
link but 
Their search engine won't find it if you type in glutenfree...You need 
gluten-free (hypen), gluten free (space) or even just gluten (which is the way I 
usually do searches) although they many just get to the consumer information 
page... 

It's too bad their consumer reps don't know refer people to this page. It 
would certainly same them lots of time.

It took about half an hour, but I was figure able to figure out the links 
from the home page....For those who are interest in that--

www.Kraft.com
Responsibility (Top tab)
Nutrition, Health & Wellness (Sidebar)
Consumer Information & Services (Sidebar) 
Healthy Living onKraftfoods.com (In text  "For comsumers... )" 
Healthy Living Section (In text)
Healthy Living Library (Sidebar)
Healthy Living Resouce Center (Box at bottom on page)
Nutrition Basics (In text--5th Section)
Choosing Gluten-Free Foods.

"Read the label" policies such as Kraft's are specific to that product at the 
time of production so they never become outdated.. If mom gives you something 
from her cupboard, you don't have to worry when she bought & find a g.f. list 
from that time. 

Campbells is one few the companies that provides a g.f. list, totally 
complete w/ UPC codes. What are the chances that you are going to check the UPC code 
or that you even have the list w/ you every time decide to buy something. This 
gives people a false sense if security and they buy produces w/out checking.  
List can also be outdated the day after it arrives...

Many are obviously too new to remember the days when celiacs beseiged 
companies, like Kraft, with layers of questions questioning the answers they'd been 
given until the company's only response was "We don't have those answers so 
don't buy our product." Companies, as well as celiac consumers, are better 
informed today and the especially the large companies are doing their best to meet 
the needs of a growing market.  

It seems very strange for many of us to be getting tips from Kraft on how to 
read labels for gluten-free.  We can remember when had to explain "what gluten 
was" in the letter we actually WROTE letters (remember that??? Long before 
800-numbers!) and the stamp cost from 20 to 29 cents...

Bev in Milwaukee 

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