<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The person who wrote in to say >Let's be reasonable and be cautious in our recommendations. If celiacs want >to eat these grains, no organization is going to prevent them from doing it, >but if 1,000 of the 6,500 celiacs that belong to CSA get a reaction to >something and report it - I can understand why CSA cautions other celiacs >that it may cause a problem. has written again to say >Let me clarify - I believe there are 6,500 celiacs as members of CSA/USA, >iNC., as that was mentioned at the Seattle convention last year that I >attended. >It is my feeling that a certain percentage of those celiacs react unfavorably >to different things. I am in a support group in New Haven and can see for >myself the wide divertisty in how celiacs react and the different things they >reac to. >I have no basis for stating that 1,000 out of 6,500 might react to something. >6,500 celiacs react to something - it is worth the national organizations >putting a "red flag" on that item as a caution to others.