<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 08:11 PM 4/16/02 -0700, Valerie Wells quoted this: > >P.S. If it was not the Gulden's or the vinegar (which IS gf according to >Ann Whelan's camp, unless it is malt!), perhaps it was the chicken >wings....a bit of salmonella? I might add that it's not "Ann Whelan's camp" who says that vinegar (other than malt vinegar) is GF. It's every celiac organization, the dietitian's organization, and almost all chemists and scientists (except for the ones that one member on this list knows :) who repeatedly insist that distilled vinegars are GF. Only the CSA used to say that it was not, but they have also changed their stance on this last year. Since last year the CSA holds that new celiacs should avoid vinegar till they know if they are bothered by it personally, since it is heavy acid. But once they are stabilized and know it doesn't bother them it is safe to eat. It doesn't have gluten in it, even if some do react to it because of the heavy acid. Since many of us are prone to heart burn, and some can't tell the difference between reflux symptoms and gluten reactions, certainly vinegar can cause some distress that may be mistaken for a gluten attack. -vance PS. Two recent canned products that were once listed as GF, canned S&W Green lima beans and Hormel's vegetarian no fat chili, do definitely have gluten in them now. And I checked the Hormel list of GF stuff and found it is no longer listed there. Damn! Hit both of them within three days. I've spent so much time for the last four days in the smallest room that every chair I sit on now feels like a toilet seat :) *Please provide references to back up claims of a product being GF or not GF*