<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> With all of the confusion of the past two weeks I forgot to summarize the responses to my post about spices. I was wondering about the bulk spices in Whole Foods. No one responded that they had any problems with the Whole Foods spices. Some people said that blendes of several spices should be avoided. Some brands that were recommended were Spice Island and Spice Hunters. McCormicks is OK except for the blends. I decided to stick with Frontier spices which are sold in bulk at the local food co-op. I called them and was able to confirm that the blends such as curry powder are OK. Thanks to everyone who responded. I think it would be hard to survivie without this group. I'm sure this is true for many of us! Susanne