<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Re: Don Wiss' Sun, 2 May 1999 01:18:28 -0400 post. Well Don, I'm not really sure what your motivation is regarding your post to the List about The Gluten-Free Mall and the fact that it has chosen to sell Tritamyl Bread Mix (after all, you have my personal e-mail address and we have corresponded privately on many different subjects over the past five years), but I'll do my best to respond to your inquiry. First, I stand by the statement in my Ad, and the statements on my site: >Place your order today and have delivered to your door a huge variety of >gluten-free, wheat-free, soy-free, egg-free, vegetarian and dairy/casein- >free items from many outstanding companies The Gluten-Free Mall currently has over 600 products, all of which are considered gluten-free by one group or another. It is true that Tritamyl Bread Mix a.k.a Odlums Bread Mix does contain Codex Alimentarius quality wheat starch, and that in Europe many celiac groups and doctors consider this acceptable in the celiac diet. It is also the only product at The Gluten-Free Mall which contains a wheat-derivative (and I believe that you already knew this Don). For those on the List who do not know that wheat starch is, it is wheat flour which has been specially processed to remove its gluten. Odlums mill in Ireland offers the highest quality of wheat starch available, and makes it specifically for celiacs. As you may also know, The Gluten-Free Mall also sells products which contain quinoa and buckwheat, and other controversial grains. From your previous posts regarding the CSA it seems that you whole-heartily support our position regarding these ingredients, however, I am also occasionally forced by members of the CSA to defend the fact that we sell products which contain these ingredients as well as the Odlums Bread Mix. The bottom line is that we are a commercial site that has no interest in settling the dispute between the world's celiac organizations concerning what is safe for celiacs and what is not. People from all over the world shop at our site, and we are interested in allowing them to make their own choices about what they want to include in their diet, and this means offering quinoa and buckwheat to people who do not follow the CSA, and Codex Alimentarius quality wheat starch for people from Europe (or for people who would otherwise cheat on their diets for lack of a "real tasting bread"), etc. The position that we take regarding the ingredients that we allow at The Gluten-Free Mall is clearly stated in both our FAQ and in our Disclaimer (i.e., we are not trying to deceive anyone). According to The Gluten-Free Mall's rules, ingredients for all products on our site are clearly listed on each product's page so that anything considered unsafe by any person or group, including members of the CSA, GIG, CDF, etc., can easily avoid an ingredient that they do not want to eat. Last, this is actually our best selling single product. Most of our business for this product goes to European and Irish celiacs in the USA. I am happy to offer them a product that they cannot find anywhere else in the USA, and one that they seem to like so much. The following statement has no basis in science, but I also ate this bread mix every day for two weeks with no ill effects, before deciding to allow it on our site. I am a very sensitive celiac and react to even the smallest amount of gluten. Out of the hundreds of orders we have had for this product we have had only one complaint, and it was not clear in that instance if it was the offending ingredient. Thanks for your concern about this product Don, but I believe that it is not dangerous to celiacs, and that people who do not want to include wheat starch in their diets will not order it. Scott Adams The Gluten-Free Mall(TM) Your Special Diet Superstore!(TM) http://www.glutenfreemall.com/