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Hello Everyone!

I have always thought that the fruit aisle was the safest area of the
supermarket, but now I'm not so sure............

I was delighted to see fresh figs available yesterday, but then noticed
that they had a film of white dust on the surface.  The attendant who
checked for me and said that it was not part of the fruit itself, but a
dusting used during transport which MIGHT contain wheat flour.  Needless to
say, I didn't buy them and unfortunately I was so taken aback that I even
forgot to check the country of origin.

I thought I should alert others to this potential problem.  Does anyone
(say, from a fig-growing country or involved in fruit export/import) know
what this dusting actually is?  Is it GF?  Is it used on other fruit also?

I would love to know more about this and I'll summarize replies.

Best GF wishes to all,

Liz (Ward), Dublin, Ireland.