<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I noted A. Levario's latest e-mail on the task force. Is any one familiar or are you ,Andrea, familiar with grain alcohols or vinegars that may contain gluten, present in foods at 2 percent or less which are exempted from disclosure if they fall within the exemptions contained in 21CFR101.100 (as exemptions to 21CFR101.4)?. Source: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm Are the exemptions contained in 21CFR101.100 being addressed by the task force as an area for concern and change? It has been difficult for me to get any company to admit it when claim the responsibility is on their suppliers (i.e., proprietary to supplier) or refuse to tell me the information because it is an exemption in 21CFR101.100. I had a meat company tell me that a grain vinegar is added to their modified food starch but because it is 2 percent or less, their supplier does not have to disclose it. Of course, I could not confirm if this grain vinegar had any possibility to contain gluten. Also, a spice manufacturer told me that gluten can be added if less than 2 percent of the product if it adds no nutritional value. This spice manufacturer said that gluten is added to spices as fillers. Laura Y. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List*