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#1 marciab

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 06:05 AM

I posted this on the probiotics thread, but I didn't want anyone to miss this. And since yogurt is a good source, I wanted to share this info with all of you ...

I received this response from Dannon concerning Danactive and gluten -

Thank you for contacting The Dannon Company, Inc. We sincerely appreciate
your interest in Dannon yogurt products and gluten.

Dannon yogurt products are characterized as either gluten safe or not gluten
safe. Our Dannon Plain Lowfat, Plain Nonfat and Plain Natural are all
gluten safe. All other Dannon yogurts cannot be designated as gluten safe
because the natural flavor systems used might have ingredients added to
stabilize the flavor. The stabilizing ingredients may be derived from
gluten sources.

For our valued consumers that may have allergenic risks associated with
gluten, our products are not specifically formulated to contain gluten but
we cannot guarantee that the alcohol portion of the natural flavor system is
always derived from corn and not from oats, rye and barley.

We hope this information is helpful to you. As an additional resource, you
may wish to visit the website: www.celiac.com. Once again, thank you for
contacting Dannon.

Sincerely,

Lisa Moore
Consumer Service Representative
Ref#:739188N

Marcia

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#2 minibabe

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 08:13 AM

Thank you

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 08:18 AM

"gluten safe"?!? BAH, why make up new names for it?

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#4 Turtle

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 09:01 AM

Thanks so much. I have continued to look into this and I have found two different responses on their website....

The first one says:

Q: Is Dannon yogurt gluten free?
A: We no longer use the term gluten free with respect to our yogurts. Instead we separate our products into gluten safe or not gluten safe categories, depending on the specific brand of Dannon yogurt. DANNON Plain yogurts (Lowfat, Nonfat and Natural) are all gluten safe. However, all other Dannon yogurts cannot be designated as gluten safe because the natural flavor systems used might have ingredients added to stabilize the flavor. The stabilizing ingredients may be derived from gluten sources. Consumers may also wish to visit the following Web site: www.celiac.com.
Q: Is DanActive gluten free or gluten safe?
A: DanActive Plain is gluten safe.

The second one says (this one came from a brochure they have on their website):

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, oats, rye and barley. DANNON yogurt products are not formulated to contain gluten, but they cannot be considered gluten free. This is because the natural flavor system used might have ingredients used to stabilize the flavor. These ingredients can be derived from gluten sources. Since there is a current lack of consensus on individual sensitivity levels to gluten and there are no accurate tests to detect the presence and amount of gluten, DANNON'S prodcuts cannnot be classified as "gluten free".

SOOOOO confusing these companies can be.....AGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

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#5 Moongirl

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 04:14 PM

thats really annoying, basically they dont want to say in plain english, is that their yogurts are not gluten-free!!!

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#6 Mahee34

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 04:27 PM

well it isn't that their yogourts aren't gluten free.......it seems like they just want to save their tails just in case someone has a reaction. they have this new activia stuff that is supposed to help your digestive system that i was looking forward to trying and now i'm kinda nervous to....

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 05:45 PM

Mahee34, on Feb 25 2006, 06:27 PM, said:

The whole activa thing is just new packaging for what yogurt already has naturally, live cultures.

Cascade Fresh Active8 yogurt is basically the same thing, and it says gluten free on the package. I get mine at whole foods.

Alright, don't worry even if things end up a bit too heavy
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#8 Mahee34

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 07:36 PM

so you're saying i should jump into the activia? how does it make you feel? can you notice a difference like they say you will?

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 08:43 PM

Mahee34, on Feb 25 2006, 09:36 PM, said:

so you're saying i should jump into the activia? how does it make you feel? can you notice a difference like they say you will?

Don't eat the dannon crap since they're giving you the runaround about the gluten thing.

Cascade Fresh is the brand I eat, and their website explains what all of their cultures do, and also where to get it. They have 8 cultures which is 2 more than most.

EDIT: I forgot the most important part, it says gluten free right on the label!

http://www.cascadefresh.com/

I've also noticed that some mainstream yogurts are adding inulin to yogurt for fiber, and I've seen it on forbidden foods lists. For example, stonyfield farms has it in their yogurt.

My mom has always told me to eat yogurt whenever I have stomach problems. That said, I've eaten a lot of yogurt over the last 3 or so years :rolleyes:

I do notice that the D kind of settles a bit when I'm good about eating yogurt, so I think it does help. At any rate, it's good for you because it gives you more calcium

Alright, don't worry even if things end up a bit too heavy
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#10 lovegrov

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Posted 25 February 2006 - 09:04 PM

First, I am absolutely NOT advising anybody to eat Dannon. We should give our business to a company willing to be more upfront.

Reality is, though, that this comes down once again to the distilled alcohol thing (same with Stoneyfield Farm). Dannon yogurt is almost certainly gluten-free, but I'll spend my money elsewhere.

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Posted 26 February 2006 - 05:20 AM

If anyone likes fruit......good recipie

Take any yogurt flavor that you like (just one) and mix it with one of the tups of cool whip......it makes for a great fruit dip. It just spices things up a little bit

Amanda NY

#12 reedrage

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Posted 21 May 2007 - 02:19 PM

Both Dannon Activa and Stonyfield farms cause the same problems for me as any other wheat product. I couldn't figure it out because there was nothing on the label that was on the forbidden foods list. I guess it just depends on how sensitive you are to certain things. Good luck!

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Posted 21 May 2007 - 03:33 PM

reedrage, on May 21 2007, 03:19 PM, said:

hi there, i eat yogurt from the healthfood store and im fine, i eat dannon activa for b-fast i go to the can all morning, so you tell me? i no longer eat it. i also tend to not purchase from companies that give me the runaround when it comes to what is in their products. good luck

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Posted 21 May 2007 - 03:57 PM

Hi Thank You very much

Best regards

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Posted 21 May 2007 - 06:47 PM

marciab, on Feb 25 2006, 10:05 AM, said:

I posted this on the probiotics thread, but I didn't want anyone to miss this. And since yogurt is a good source, I wanted to share this info with all of you ...

I received this response from Dannon concerning Danactive and gluten -

Thank you for contacting The Dannon Company, Inc. We sincerely appreciate
your interest in Dannon yogurt products and gluten.

Dannon yogurt products are characterized as either gluten safe or not gluten
safe. Our Dannon Plain Lowfat, Plain Nonfat and Plain Natural are all
gluten safe. All other Dannon yogurts cannot be designated as gluten safe
because the natural flavor systems used might have ingredients added to
stabilize the flavor. The stabilizing ingredients may be derived from
gluten sources.

For our valued consumers that may have allergenic risks associated with
gluten, our products are not specifically formulated to contain gluten but
we cannot guarantee that the alcohol portion of the natural flavor system is
always derived from corn and not from oats, rye and barley.

We hope this information is helpful to you. As an additional resource, you
may wish to visit the website: www.celiac.com. Once again, thank you for
contacting Dannon.

Sincerely,
Lisa Moore
Consumer Service Representative
Ref#:739188N

Marcia

Thank you...I went gluten free a week ago, but have been eating Dannon Natural vanilla, almost everyday....Is it true that Yoplait yogurt is for sure gluten free? I love vanilla yogurt, and need to be sure that it is gluten free.