<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Listmates, I initially asked about good ways to do archive searches to get as correct as possible information on the GF status of various foods. I mentioned that I still didn't know about Hellman's mayonnaise as archive info was conflicting and best foods had yet to return my call to Ontario. Regarding listmates input on archive searches and GF status info in general: the advice was to contact the manufacturer and refer to date of product in question, area purchased in, and specific variation that you are wanting to know about. I got a ton of respondents who said Hellman's is GF-all from the USA. Several Canadians said some types (depending on whether it is low fat, lite, regular) are NOT GF in Canada. When doing summaries it might be useful to ask for this sort of info from people as folks were trying to provide accurate info from the manufacturer but in this case it appears to be specific to country of origin. I know this is a possibility with a generic product like MSG (generic as in most don't discuss name brands but do talk about Canada-USA differences in gluten content) but I for one had thought a major name brand would be consistent no matter where you lived. BTW, I never did get a reply from Best Foods in Canada Head Office although several people gave me the status as they understood it to be up here. The word seems to be that it's GF in the USA but I would recommend checking with Best Foods specifically for what is marketed in your area before using Canadian versions. Hope this is helpful, Lissy [log in to unmask]