<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I'm sure that there will be more but there were many comments! "I think another concern is when our products are mixed in, somes flour, etc. from another gluten product gets spilled on it. I've bought cakes mixes, brought them home and then realized they had some flour sprinkled on them. " -Interesting point! -- "Although I am not wild about Whole Foods' selection or distribution of GF foods, what I would really like is better signage. I have started shopping at Sprouts - a store in Phoenix (not sure where else) that focuses on lots of fresh produce (sadly, very little is organic or local) and a variety of other relatively healthy foods. They have a small shelf for gluten free foods, but even better, they have labels that attach to the price label on the shelves that indicate which products that are gluten free. THus, most of their GF foods are scattered throughout the store, but because of the labeling, you can actually find them without reading all the ingredients. Thanks to this labeling, I have been able to identify and try many different foods that I would not have otherwise had the time or inclination to check out. Good for the store' s bottom line, good for the customers who need to eat GF. For example, when I am standing at the cereal section, I can more easily look for the GF labels than look for the particular product that we have been accustomed to buying. (Is it just me, or do all cereal boxes look more and more alike?) Personally, I like walking the aisles of the grocery store and finding a variety of foods that I can eat in many different locations - it makes me feel less deprived. But I do need help in identifying which foods are GF. The Whole Foods stores in AZ do not provide this type of labeling and so shopping at WF is much more time consuming and disappointing than shopping at Sprouts." ---------------------------- "They don't have that many gluten-free products, if you read the allergy warnings on the back. A lot of products appear to be gluten-free, but now have warnings about the facility or equipment, that wheat products are made on it. The gluten-free pasta and the gluten-free pancake mix and brownie mix could be put in one spot, though. Our Trader Joe's doesn't have gluten-free cookies or crackers or cereal. Some are smaller than others, and ours is in the south suburbs of Chicago. They don't all have the full selection. Ours only has gluten-free bagels. I don't even think they have the GF ryeless rye anymore. They only keep the products if they sell well consistently." I think that everyone has a different feeling about dedicated facilities. ----------------------------------- There were several messages about the Duluth, Georgia store! "I asked them to just mark gluten free foods for over a year, after the new Atlanta store opened. When they finally put up gf tags, they missed about 80% of the offerings. Again I complained but asked that maybe they could group all the gf stuff together. All my requests went unanswered, as did my requests in the store. Then one day about two months ago, I went to pick up some gf flour in the Duluth, GA store, and the entire area had been transformed to being gluten free. It's absolutely fabulous! This is in the Duluth GA location. Cereals, cookies, crackers, baking mixes, pretzels, snacks...all the shelf stable stuff is there now. Maybe you guys can reference that store, saying this is what they should do in ALL the stores. Good luck!" ---------- "I would say just be glad you have a Whole Foods there and can shop for the products they have even though they are scatered. I along with my daughter and 150 other fellow Celiac's don't have a Whole Foods to shop for the good products they carry. I visit them whenever I'm in an area where they have them. They have such good products especially the bread and in some areas like Washington DC they have some wonderful deserts to die for. I understand your frustration, you do have to walk the aisles but that is better than the alternative!!" --------- Where is everyone in Charleston!! Get writing! "Thank you, Michael, for pointing this out! I have complained to WF in Charleston, SC, and nothing changes. I thought it was just that store!!! They will hear from me on the web!" -------- Hurray for San Ramon...send them thank yous! "The Whole Foods in San Ramon, CA, now have a section of just GF foods, although GF foods are available throughout the market, as well." ------- "Michael, they built an entire bakery for us. Be gentle." Unfortunately, many people have no idea they do it! ----- * All posts for product information must include the applicable country * Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC