<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

I did some checking at http://www.gfutah.org/label_reading.htm on Ethanol 
which is a component of the flavoring used by Dannon....

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms regulate the labeling of alcohol 
products It specifically requires the source be identified when it is derived 
from grain as in "Ethanol (distilled from grain)"  And if it doesn't say that, 
it's made most like from synthetic sources.  

The site goes on to say that ALL ethanol is gluten-free.

And "Ethanol (made from grain)" can't be distinguished from distilled alcohol 
from other sources. It keeps makers of alcoholic beverages from charging high 
prices for something that's not the real thing.  It falls outside the 
juristiction of the FDA and the labeling law...

Just think of "Ethanaol (made from grain)" as the proper name designed by the 
ATF for a g.f. product. 

Only food, medicines, and cosmetics fall under the FDA labeling.. Only food 
has to comply w/ the Allergen Labeling Law.

How to read rx med labels, check out 

http://healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/digestive-health/nutritionarticles/PlogstedArticle.pdf  
There's also a list of g.f. excipents (fillers & binders) online at 
www.glutenfreedrugs.com

For information on how to read meat & poultry labels, check out 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/FAQs_Flavorings/index.asp#1 

Of course the GF Utah site, mentioned about, is very helpful in clarifying 
the impact  the Allergen Labeling Law has had on the labeling of ingredients 
that could hide gluten previously...

The FDA has a list of ingredients that can be used in cosmetics as well.  
One of the cosmetic companies provide a member of our group with a listing 
broken down by allergens. I've included it below...  

There is lots to learn & keep up to date on when you are dx with celiac, but 
it's a small price to pay to regain your health. There are lots of safe (& 
inexpensive) commercial products out there that are naturally g.f. and the key to 
finding them is knowing how to read the labels. 

Enjoy,
Bev in Milwaukee 

This a listing on the breakdown by allergen... 

SOY DERIVED INGREDIENTS
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) EXTRACT
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) FLOUR
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) PROTEIN
HYDROGENATED LECITHIN
HYDROGENATED SOY GLYCERIDE
HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN
LECITHIN
MIXED SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS
PEG-5 SOYA STEROL
PEG-10 SOYA STEROL
PEG-16 SOYA STEROL
PEG-25 SOYA STEROL
POLYGLYCERYL-2 SESQUIISOSTEARATE
SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS
SOY STEROL
SOYBEAN EXTRACT
SOYBEAN OIL
SOYBEAN PHOSPHOLIPIDS
SOYBEAN STEROL
TOCOPHEROL
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
TOCOPHERYL LINOLEATE

BARLEY DERIVED INGREDIENTS
AMINO PEPTIDE COMPLEX
BARLEY EXTRACT
HORDEUM VULGARE (BARLEY) EXTRACT
PHYTOSPHINGOSINE EXTRACT

WHEAT DERIVED INGREDIENTS
AMP-ISOSTEAROYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
DISODIUM WHEATGERMAMIDO PEG-2 SULFOSUCCINATE
HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL
HYDROLYZED WHEAT STARCH
HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
STEARYLDIMONIUMHYDROXYPROPYL  HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) FLOUR LIPIDS
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM EXTRACT
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL
WHEAT AMINO ACIDS
WHEAT BRAN EXTRACT
WHEAT GERM EXTRACT
WHEAT GERM GLYCERIDES
WHEAT GERM OIL
WHEAT GERMAMIDOPROPYLDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT (TRITICUM VULGARE) BRAN EXTRACT

RICE DERIVED INGREDIENTS
HYDROLYZED RICE EXTRACT
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN OIL
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH
ORYZANOL
RICE BRAN OIL
RICE STARCH

YEAST DERIVED INGREDIENTS
CERAMIDE 2
CERAMIDE 3
MAGNESIUM-COPPER-ZINC GLYCOPEPTIDES
MAGNESIUM/IRON/ZINC/COPPER/SILICON/GLYCONUCLEOPEPTIDES
MAGNESIUM-SELENIUM-COPPER-ZINC GLYCOPEPTIDES
SILICON-ZINC-COPPER-IRON-MAGNESIUM YEAST GLYCOPEPTIDES
SACCHAROMYCES CALCIUM FERMENT EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES/COPPER FERMENT
SACCHAROMYCES EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES MAGNESIUM FERMENT EXTRACT
SACCAROMYCES/MAGNESIUM FERMENT HYDROLYSATE
SACCAROMYCES/POTASSIUM FERMENT HYDROLYSATE
SACCHAROMYCES ZINC FERMENT EXTRACT
YEAST EXTRACT
YEAST PROTEIN

RYE DERIVED INGREDIENTS
NONE

CORN DERIVED INGREDIENTS
ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYL SUCCINATE
ASCORBIC ACID
ASCORBYL PALMITATE
CARAMEL
CORN FLOUR
CORN OIL
CORN STARCH
CORN STARCH MODIFIED
CORN (ZEA MAYS) OIL
HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL
SODIUM ASCORBATE
ZEA MAYS (CORN) KERNEL EXTRACT

OAT DERIVED INGREDIENTS
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) FLOUR
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) KERNEL PROTEIN
OAT (AVENA SATIVA) EXTRACT
OAT BETA GLUCAN
OAT EXTRACT
OAT FLOUR
SODIUM LAUROYL OAT AMINO ACIDS

MILLET DERIVED INGREDIENTS
MILLET (PANICUM MILIACEUM) SEED EXTRACT
MILLET PLANT GLYCOPROTEIN EXTRACT
MILLET SEED EXTRACT
PANICUM MILIACEUM (MILLET) SEED EXTRACT




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