T.H.

Colgate-Palmolive, as of last year, was not adding gluten intentionally to any of their products. However, for some products they added a caveat that they can't "guarantee that the ingredients we use are not exposed to any gluten." Palmolive soap is one of the ones listed in the 'can't guarantee' category. Some people are comfortable and still use it, some don't. I know many people use Dawn, or 7th Generation dish soap.

Tide is supposed to be gluten free
Sensodyne pronamel is supposed to be gluten free but the company also states that the "raw materials suppliers cannot guarantee there's no gluten contamination in them."  (http://celiacdisease...uld-I-Worry.htm)


'Fraid I don't know about the rest, but you can contact the companies and they should be able to tell you, hopefully. :-)

If money is an issue, you could always get in touch with a local celiac or gluten free group and put up a message offering to sell the remaining food for a lower cost. Or to sell it in, say, 1 pound amounts or something like that?

When I was starting out, that's actually how I got many of my gluten-free grains. A woman had been diagnosed with gluten intolerance, bought tons of new flours and starches, and then discovered that it was something else entirely. She sold her open bags for a lower cost and just sent an email about on the local celiac message board. :-)

I don't tolerate processed gluten-free foods, either. There are a few that are certified to lower levels than the average which I can eat and the reaction is not severe, but if I want to avoid all reactions, processed-food-free seems to be the way to go.

That said, you might also want to take a look at what ingredients are allowed in your gluten-free food. You mention that you got the gluten-free food on prescription, so I was wondering if you might be in the UK? In the UK, certain hydrolyzed wheat products are allowed in gluten-free foods. A recent development in tests for gluten, however, has determined that the gluten tests currently in use by the food industry are not as good at detecting gluten in hydrolyzed or fermented products. They underestimate the amounts.

I have spoken to a few celiacs in the UK who were able to eat processed gluten-free food once they eliminated any products that used gluten or gluten derived ingredients, even if those ingredients are considered safe. So if you are hoping to have processed food, or are ever in a situation where you are having trouble finding safe food, that might be worth thinking about, possibly?

My less-sensitive celiac brother can consume it without issue, but my celiac daughter doesn't do so well with it.

We haven't tried it in about a year, but Black Jewell popcorn did well for us. :-)
http://www.blackjewell.com/