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I have received many emails thanking me about my post on corn gluten.
One further point needs to be added. When contacting companies, you do
need to ask if the product contains any oats as well as wheat, rye and
barley. Even though studies have shown that pure oats appear to be safe
for most people with celiac disease and are different from the toxic
prolamins in wheat, rye and barley, commercial oats in North America can
be cross contaminated with wheat or barley. This was shown in a small
study by Tricia Thompson, RD in the US and was written up in New England
Journal of Medicine Nov. 4, 2004. Here is Tricia's email to dietitians
about her study:

I would like to draw your attention to a study published in the November 4th
issue of the New England Journal of Medicine entitled "Gluten contamination
of commercial oat products in the United States" (Thompson T. NEJM.
2004;351:2021-2022).
To summarize briefly the study and its findings--12 containers of oats
representing 4 different lots of 3 brands (Quaker, Country Choice, and
McCann's) were tested for gluten contamination using the R5 ELISA developed
by Mendez. Contamination levels ranged from below the limit of detection (3
ppm gluten) to 1807 ppm gluten. All brands of oats tested had at least 1
container of oats that tested above 200 ppm gluten.
Hopefully, this study will provide another piece of useful information as we
try to determine what recommendations to offer persons with celiac disease
in regard to oat consumption. The study can be accessed from the NEJM
website at www.nejm.org. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Tricia Thompson, MS, RD
Nutrition Consultant/Celiac Disease
Email: [log in to unmask]


Shelley Case, B. Sc., RD
Case Nutrition Consulting, www.glutenfreediet.ca
<http://www.glutenfreediet.ca>
Author: Gluten Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide
Co-Author: Celiac Section, Manual of Clinical Dietetics, American
Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada
Medical Advisory Board: Celiac Disease Foundation, Gluten Intolerance
Group, Canadian Celiac Association
Advisory Board: Living Without Magazine
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