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Here are letters that I recieved back from Uncle Ben's and Nestle regarding thier gluten-free products on 9-13-06



UNCLE BENS WROTE...


In response to your email regarding UNCLE BEN'S Products.

Thank you for your email. The following UNCLE BEN'S Brand Products are
gluten free (free from wheat, rye, oats, and barley):

UNCLE BEN'S ORIGINAL CONVERTED Brand Rice
UNCLE BEN'S Instant Rice
UNCLE BEN'S Whole Grain Brown Rice
UNCLE BEN'S Instant Brown Rice
UNCLE BEN'S Boil-in-Bag Rice
UNCLE BEN'S Long Grain & Wild Rice (discard seasoning packet)
UNCLE BEN'S READY RICE Original Long Grain
UNCLE BEN'S READY RICE Whole Grain Brown
UNCLE BEN'S READY RICE Spanish Rice

We appreciate the opportunity to provide you with this information. We
value you as a customer and we trust that you will continue to enjoy
our products. If you need further information, please call us at the
toll-free number listed below. When calling, please reference 007388120A.


Nancy Nava
Uncle Ben's Consumer Care Department
1-800-548-6253
Please direct all EMAIL responses to:
UNCLEBENS.CONSUMERAFFAIRS@EFFEM.COM
UBI/HERNLIND007388120A




NESTLE WROTE...
Thank you for contacting Nestlé. We welcome questions and comments from our consumers.

For several years now Nestlé has been following a strict labeling policy with regard to any of the "Big Eight" allergens in our foods and incoming ingredients. We have insisted that our suppliers notify us if gluten is used in any of their ingredients and yet is not declared on their labeling. Thus, we believe that we have uncovered any potential uses of gluten containing ingredients. Therefore, any Nestlé products will be fully labeled for any presence of gluten or gluten containing ingredients.

We have attached a list of some of our gluten free products, which we hope you will find helpful. This information includes products, which, to the best of our knowledge, do not contain wheat, rye, or barley/malt ingredients. The list may not be complete subsequent to the date of issue due to formula changes and new product information. We continue to encourage those concerned about allergens to read all ingredient statements for the most current information prior to consuming any product.

We appreciate your interest in our products and hope you'll visit our website often for latest information on Nestlé products and promotions.

Sincerely,
Tara Williams
Consumer Response Representative

Ref: N14289104

Nestlé Gluten Free Products

*This information includes products, which, to the best of our knowledge, do not contain wheat, rye, or barley/malt ingredients. The list may not be complete subsequent to the date of issue due to formula changes and new product information. Please read each product ingredient statement for the most current information.

Chocolate and Confections:
Nestlé Baby Ruth
Nestlé Bit-O-Honey
Nestlé Butterfinger
Nestlé Butterfinger BB's
Nestlé Chunky
Nestlé Goobers
Nestlé Milk Chocolate
Nestlé Nips
Nestlé Treasures
Nestlé Turtles
Nestlé Oh Henry!
Nestlé Raisinets
Nestlé Sno-Caps
Spree

Confections seasonal:
Valentines:
Milk Chocolate Hearts
Milk Chocolate w/ Butterfinger Hearts
Milk Chocolate w/ Butterfinger Tigger
Sweetarts Lollipops

Easter:
Baby Ruth Crème Egg
Butterfinger Nesteggs
Caramel Nesteggs
Milk Chocolate Nesteggs
Peanut Butter Nesteggs

Christmas:
Milk Chocolate Jingles
Milk Chocolate w/ Butterfinger Jingles
Spree Candy Canes
Sweetarts Candy Canes

Wonka Products:
Wonka Bottlecaps
Wonka Gobstoppers
Wonka Laffy Taffy
Wonka Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip
Wonka Mix-Ups
Wonka Nerds
Wonka Pixy Stix
Wonka Runts
Wonka Shockers
Wonka Sweetarts
Wonka Tart 'N Tinys
Wonka Nerds Rope

Coffees and Teas:
Mountain Blend Instant Coffee
Nescafé Classic Instant Coffee
Nescafé Ice Java Coffee Syrup: All Flavors
Nescafé Tasters Choice: All Flavors
Nestea: All Flavors

Coffee-mate:
Nestlé Coffee-mate Liquid: Flavored and Non-Flavored
Nestlé Coffee-mate Powder: Flavored and Non-Flavored

Hot Cocoa:
Nestlé Hot Cocoa Mix: All Flavors

Juices:
Libby's Juicy Juice: All flavors

Nesquik:
Nestlé Nesquik Powder: Chocolate in 15oz, 30oz, and 56oz.
Nestlé Nesquik Ready-To-Drink Milk & Milkshakes: All Flavors
Nestlé Nesquik Syrup: All Flavors

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as an aside, keep in mind that the Nestle milk chocolate candy has lactose in it, if you're lactose intolerant it'll get you. (I wish they wouldn't put lactose in their chocolate candy but that's another matter).