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When I was in Omaha at the CSA?USA conference last week, I bought a can
of Heinz Cream of Tomato soup (see label below).  It was DELICIOUS!  I
wrote the Heinz Company today and would respectfully suggest others
interested also correspond with this company.  If you don't have time to
write a letter, they have a website:  www.hjheinz.com and there is a
'Contact us' section for you to e-mail them.  I wrote to:
William R. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer
H. J. Heinz Company
600 Grant Street, #6000
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2857
Dear Mr. Johnson:
I have Celiac Disease and cannot eat Gluten: wheat, barley, rye or oats.
I recently purchased a can of your Cream of Tomato Soup, made in England
and distributed in the USA by British Wholesale Imports, Inc. On the
label it says, "Suitable for a Gluten Free Diet" (label enclosed). Why
isn’t this product made available in the grocery stores in the United
States as well as in Great Britain?
I must purchase your soup by mail order which involves huge shipping and
handling charges. Are you aware that recent studies have concluded that
celiac sprue is relatively common, affecting 1 out of every 120 to 300
persons in both Europe and North America? (Published in the New England
Journal of Medicine, Volume 346, No. 3 - January 17, 2002).
Many of us have written or e-mailed you thanking you for your Gluten-Free
Products list. Please make it easier for us in the United States to
purchase other Heinz products which are labeled "Gluten-Free" or Suitable
for a Gluten-Free Diet".
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,einz

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