Skylark's Blog

This is Peter's fabulous explanation of reading labels for new members.


Welcome to the board, and welcome to the process of learning to read labels.

The Milky Way bar contains gluten (barley malt), and is not safe for...

As far as oats, the scientific consensus is that while most celiacs can eat uncontaminated oats safely, a few cannot.  Across studies, some people have dropped out of oat studies because they felt unwell, and one had a biopsy-proven reaction.  There are also immunological measures that suggest minor reactions in some people.  What's recommended...

If you're ultra-sensitive, there is the blue cheese question too.  Many blue cheeses are 100% naturally gluten free but some artisan cheeses have the mold culture started on bread.  There is still no detectable gluten in the finished cheese so even the cheeses with cultures that were started on bread are safe for almost all of us.  If you're unlucky...