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Javier Alzerreca wrote:
> 4. We test them ourselfs! I know that kits for detecting gluten exist
> for sale. If each member of the list spends much less than a dollar, we
> buy 1 kit or more and the "groceries". One by one, each item is tested
> and the results are reported to the list. How about that?
 
I, too, would be interested in a testing kit, if available.  Some
drawbacks/modifications to this plan.
1. How accurate is the testing equipment?  I assume that cheaper
equipment is less accurate.
2. One sample is not adequate to prove a food is gluten free.  Given
processing and cross-contamination issues, different samples probably
have widely different gluten levels.  This would require more than one
sample to put a food on the OK list, although one positive gluten
content sample is adequate for me to put it on the "don't eat" list.
3. Manufacturer's change their ingredients constantly.  What might be
safe one day will be unsafe the next.  This would require constant
attention.  As you mentioned, one product per "necessity catagory" is
probably all that could realistically be maintained.
 
Andrew