<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks to everyone for your responses. Unfortunately, I got mixed opinions about using these. I've decided to NOT risk it on my celiac son, but instead use them for my other 3 kids. They seem like a good product. I'll re-cap the response from the company, and then summarize: " Individuals with Celiac can take Juice Plus because the product is Gluten free. All Juice Plus+® products are gluten free. The oats and barley ingredients in Juice Plus+® consist of the outer part of the grain that does not contain gluten. Gluten is found in the inner part of the grains, which is not used in the Juice Plus+® products. If necessary, NSA can send you a letter stating that Juice Plus+® products are gluten free." ____________________________________________________ They are okay. We are on them and I questioned the same thing myself, but the part of the grain does not contain gluten. The molecules can not get through during the processing. My daughter is on them and she says she feels great and that her nails (she is almost 14 years old!) are better than fake nails! _____________________________________________________ Hi,I have always heard that even a small amount of gluten from these grains is enough to harm.It would be impossible to remove 100% of the gluten from any part of these grains .I would be highly suspect of these products.I have gotten similar responces from other companies that say the amount of possible contyamination is so small as to be inconsecuential .I don't believe there is such an amount .Any amount of contamination is consecuential. _____________________________________________________ All I can say is that I stopped taking a barley-grass preparation that is clearly labelled gluten-free just because I wanted no confusion about what was causing me symptoms. They've probably tested the product and found the gliaden level to be below the tiny amounts that allow them to say there's "no gluten" in the product. I'm not willing to take that chance with my own body, since I can be getting minute quantities from other sources, and that can all eventually add up to enough to give me a reaction. ______________________________________________________ I have since found a chewable gummy for my 7 year old that works fine. It's a little cheaper than Juice Plus, too. They are called "Yummi Bears" (you have to take about 4-6 a day) and are found in health food stores and some Ralphs and other major grocery stores. They come in all different types of groups (ie. Whole Foods, Vit. C,...). My girls take the whole foods ones (made of fruits and veggies). To me, it's like ensuring they get their fruits and veggies every day should I not serve enough to them. The other vitamin I give them is a Flintstones (sometimes the 'iron' or the 'complete' one). Finally, they take 'Viactiv" calcium chews (choc.). The co. told me they are GF and they come in a few flavors at Ralphs, Sav-On, Target and other major stores. Another product I make for my Celiac daughter is a soy protein shake. I'm not sure if your son can have soy, but it seems to put the weight on my child and I know she's had something healthy. It's just the powder you put with your own ingredients (I do OJ, froz. strawberries and a banana or two or apple juice, etc..). Below is the info for these companies. Please e-mail me if you have any further questions. I've put a few Celiac families on these and they have thanked me later. Hope it helps __________________________________________________________ I would personally be very skeptical of the claim about oats or barley bran being gluten free. They are certainly using commercially grown and harvested grains, and there is ample opportunity for the grain to be coated in dust from broken kernels during the harvesting, storage, and transport of the grains. Some of this dust would be wheat dust from previous crops, since wheat and oats are harvested and processed with the same equipment. Even washing the bran would not remove all of the dust. Their certification letter probably states that the gluten level is 'below detectable limits', which will be a true statement. The unfortunate part is that some celiacs may still react to quantities below the detectable limit threshold. ____________________________________________________________ I personally wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. There are plenty of fine vitamins products that are totally GF to waste my time & money on one that "might" be. ____________________________________________________________ I wouldn't trust anything that said it contained barley and oats no matter what the company said. ____________________________________________________________ I have no interest in this company -other then they have been very helpful to me -I order from them all the time. They are called Kirkmans Lab they are located in Oregon ph: 800-245-8282. The specialize in gluten free /casein free supplements and vitiams. They will talk to you over the phone with very helpful advice. They sent me 2 books one on intestinal health and the other about their products -both are great research. I don't know what I would have done without them when my son had a severe intestinal infection and his behavior went wild. I use there products everyday and have had no problems. __________________________________________________________ Yikes, it's scary to trust people anymore....Personally, I don't think that I would take those! __________________________________________________________ I was giving my kids the Juice Plus gummies but because of the barley listed I stopped. I too was told that it should be safe but didn't want to take a chance on something given daily. __________________________________________________________ I just got the same answer when I was sold Rainbow Light calcium supplements, and told they were GF. It has barley grass, oat grass and kamut grass in it. NO THANK YOU. I am extremely sensitive to cross contamination, and I can't imagine even thinking about getting this stuff near my lips! It doesn't seem like a smart idea to me. __________________________________________________________ I sort of doubt that they could extract the barley core without some contamination. I wouldn't risk it. I don't think they know their business. __________________________________________________________ I have been taking Juice Plus for 2 years now. I feel my immune system is optimum now. I haven’t had a cold in all that time. I have a letterhead letter from the company that their products are GF. I don’t know how they take any trace amounts of gluten out of some things, but they say they do. It’s a personal decision. __________________________________________________________ * All posts for product information must include the applicable country *