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Message    Earlier this month I had a slight gluten reaction for several days. the only thing I could possibly trace it to was that I had opened  a new box of Nature's Path Mesa Sunrise cereal. This is my favorite cereal and I have been eating it for a long time. Yet, once in a while I would have symptoms of slight gluten ingestion that I could not figure out. I did not want to accept the results of my thinking but remembered a posting a while back about cross contamination being suspected where Mesa Sunrise Cereal was involved. 
    I contacted the company and received the forwarded reply. It is very interesting that Nature's Path claims their gluten free cereals  are tested & gluten free. So why are they going to the tremendous expense of opening a gluten free facility next summer? I'm very glad they are, but since I am extremely sensitive to cross contamination issues, I will wait until this is accomplished before having any more of their products. 
    This is the same situation we had several years ago with millet bread made in Deland Bakery at Deland, Florida. I'm still grateful to Mike Jones, one of the list/serv administrators,  for have the millet bread tested by an independent lab, even though he had not eaten the bread himself.  That's dedication!
Best Regards,

Gladys Ward

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Consumer Services 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:55 PM
Subject: Nature's Path 


Hello  Gladys:      
Thank you for your call.  
Thank you for contacting us about our gluten free products. Nature's Path Foods has many products that are made without wheat, rye, barley or oats. 

We do make other cereals that contain gluten. However, our strict production schedules and quality assurance methods ensure that the least sensitive foods are produced first. The products that contain gluten, soy and finally nuts are made and then the entire line is cleaned and the process re-starts. The equipment and cereal is periodically inspected & tested for gluten contamination.  

We are confident that our gluten free products are acceptable for those following a gluten free diet. These products are also milk (dairy) casein free - EXCEPT for the Chocolate Crispy Rice bar. The products are:

 

Mesa Sunrise Flakes - Nature's Path

Fruit Juice Cornflakes - Nature's Path

Crispy Rice - Nature's Path

Honey'd Cornflakes - Nature's Path

Envirokidz Amazon Frosted Flakes

Envirokidz   Peanut Butter Panda Puffs

Envirokidz Gorilla Munch 

Envirokidz Koala Crisp

Lifestream Mesa Sunrise waffles

Lifestream Buckwheat Wildberry waffles

Envirokidz Vanilla Animal Cookies 

Envirokidz   Crispy Rice bars - berry, peanut butter, chocolate (not dairy free) 

 

Nature's Path puffed bagged cereals - puffed rice, puffed millet, puffed corn & puffed kamut - are NOT gluten free due to the chance of cross contamination in the separate factory where they are produced. 

 

WHILE WE TAKE EVERY MEASURE TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF CONSUMERS, WE RECOMMEND YOU ERR ON THE SIDE OF HEALTH & SAFETY. Highly gluten sensitive people should consult their healthcare provider to determine if Nature's Path gluten-free foods meet their particular dietary needs. 

 

More information on each of these products is on our website at http://www.naturespath.com/products/  including store locations near you and a special section at http://www.naturespath.com/health_diet/celiac_diets



We are in the planning stages of opening a full gluten free manufacturing line hopefully for July 2008. 



If you would like coupons or gluten free brochures, please mail us your mailing address. 

 

Kind regards,
Beverley
Consumer Services - Nature's Path Foods
Head office: 9100 Van Horne Way
Richmond BC V6X 1W3 Canada
     or 250 H Street, #275
     Blaine WA 98230 USA
www.naturespath.com 
www.envirokidz.com 

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