<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> This w/e someone offered my husband some japanese crackers which had been bought at a health food shop and the staff had said they were gluten-free. I looked at the packet afterwards, they were made in Japan and the ingredients were brown rice flour, sesame seeds and tamari (or tumari). I then read the french translation and saw words that looked like soy sauce. I recalled various postings on this list about soy sauce and that only certain makes were GF so I was a bit worried - but he'd already eaten 2 or 3 of them so it was too late this time! I'm not sure if it was the crackers or IBS that caused Peter's upset stomach this morning. Does anyone happen to know what tamari (or tumari) might be? Is it a variety of soy sauce? Unfortunately Peter liked the crackers but I won't be buying any if there is any doubt about their GF status. TIA Judy Lay, near Oxford, UK