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This information was just forwarded to me from my sister-in-law.  Thought I
should pass on the bad news.

Sue

>From: "Nestle Powerbar" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: POWERBAR eMail form reply
>
>January 16, 2002
>
>Dear Anna,
>
>Thank you for contacting PowerBar on the Internet. We welcome questions
>and comments from our consumers.
>
>Thank you for your question.
>
>NONE of the PowerBar Performance bars, including Lemon Crisp, are
>gluten free. All flavors contain oat bran.
>
>NONE of the Harvest bars are gluten free because they contain oats.
>NONE of the Protein Plus are gluten free, since all contain oat fiber.
>NONE of the Sugar Free Protein Plus bars is suitable since they contain oat
>fiber.
>
>Pria bars contain malt from barley. If you are able to consume barley
>malt, with trace amounts of gluten, then you may wish to try the French
>Vanilla Crisp Pria. All other Pria flavors are unsuitable, and if you
>have a life threatening allergy, I do not advise eating the French
>Vanilla Crisp in case of cross contamination between flavors.
>
>I'm sorry to have to report unhappy news. If you have any further
>questions, please call us at 1-800- 58-POWER.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Sophie
>Consumer Relations
>Ref: 7423522