<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I am in receipt of a reply from the San-J company, the principal maker of Tamari, to my inquiry regarding a message on this list that turns out to have been a misunderstanding of its gluten-free character. Because of the importance of clarifying the erroneous earlier messages on this topic, I am posting San-J's reply without waiting for completion of the rest of my overdue summary on this topic. I reiterate my hope that we not penalize responsible food companies which acknowledge the limitations of even particularly conscientious testing to ensure purity. In the case of San-J, we have a company with a fine reputation going back almost 200 years. (I have no interest in this company other than that of a pleased customer for many years, although not quite 200.) > Subject: Gluten > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 16:57:51 -0700 > From: "Kathy Mattisz" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Dear Mr. Biderman, > > Thank you for your letter concerning our Wheat Free Tamari. > > I believe there has been a misunderstanding of the letter that I sent > to St. Johns University. The letter did not state that we have > .00017% gluten in our Tamari. It stated that we submitted our Wheat > Free Tamari to an independent laboratory to have it tested for gluten. > Our Wheat Free Tamari tested gluten-free within the test's sensitivity > which is 170 ppm (parts per million). This does not mean that we have > 170ppm of gluten in our Tamari. It simply means that the test is not > able to detect traces of gluten that small. > > The only ingredients in our Wheat Free Tamari are Organic Whole > Soybeans, Water, Salt and Corn Alcohol (which acts as a preservative). > > Please let me know if you have any additional questions. > > Kathy Mattisz > Director of Marketing