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Hi all,
I thought it was interesting that most people who emailed me (out of 25
replies) indicated that they have never had a reaction to any gum with gum
base in it (this is good news). Here is Wrigley's response to someone
inquiring about their products:
Dear Mrs. (snip),
Thank you for writing to ask about the gluten content of Wrigley's gum. You
will be pleased to know that Wrigley brands contain no wheat, rye, oats or
barley gluten. However, does your sensitivity extend to other types of
gluten? We ask only because several of our brands contain corn syrup, which
may have trace amounts of corn gluten in it. The amount of gluten in one
stick is less than 0.2 milligrams, but if you are extremely sensitive, you
may want to consult with your physician before chewing our brands.
Additionally, no packaging material directly next to our product contains
gluten sources. There may be instances when starches are used on the label
around each individual stick of gum, but these starches are produced from
corn or potatoes, not from wheat, rye, barley, oats, millet or buckwheat. By
the way, since our formulations change from time to time, you may want to
check back with us periodically to verify this information. We hope this
information will be helpful. Sincerely yours,
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY, Nancy Slivoski - Consumer Affairs Coordinator
Here are a list of other gums that celiacs have told me they chew, but
please note that I did not receive and confirmation from them that these
brands (below) have been verified by the companies as GF:
Eclispe Gum, Bubble Yum, Bubbilicious, Super Bubble Gum (by Hershey's),
Double Bubble, Orbit Bubble Gum, and Carefree
Here are a few more interesting comments:
"I have never heard of there being gluten in gum base." (I got this quite a
bit)
"Not every food on the unsafe list is ALWAYS unsafe. For instance, food
starch is on the list but MOST food starch is GF. It means you have to check
the product. My bet is that virtually all gum base is GF but a small
fraction might not be."
"I have heard that Wrigleys and Dentine are GF. Lots of chewing and bubble
gums are listed as gf on various gf lists so I am not sure why gum base
would have been on the celiac.com site. Today I visited
http://www.gumbase.com and asked them if gum base ever contains wheat, rye,
or barley in any form. Will let you know what they say. " (if I hear back
from this person I will make sure and send this info to everyone)
"I am not sure about this either and since we are very conservative my only
solution has been to buy original Bazooka at Passover time because they make
a "Kosher for Passover" run."
"According to CSA/USA Cooperative Gluten Free Listing 7th edition all
Trident and Dentyne gums are safe. You might want to order a copy of this
book. You can contact them at 402-558-0600 or the web at
www.csaceliacs.org." (a copy of this listing costs $18)
"I know that chewing gums can be a problem. Many times they are dusted with
a gluten containing substance. I wrote to Wrigley's not too long ago and
found out that their gums are completely gluten free, from the gum itself to
the paper the gum is wrapped in. I, myself, have been chewing Orbit gum
for almost 8 months now with no problem."
I hope this helps others as much as it has helped me. My little girl will
love this news!
Thanks!
Nick
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*Please provide references to back up claims of a product being GF or not GF*
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