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Amy's Frozen Meal Labelled Gluten Free...possible Mild Reaction?

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GluFree4Me
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Hey everyone!

 

Everything I found online about this was pretty old, so I thought I'd ask the incredibly well-educated people here!

 

Last night at work, I bought one of Amy's Mexican Bowls.  It was labelled gluten free, none of the ingredients seemed suspicious to me, but I'm concerned that I got a mild reaction.  Then again, it didn't last very long, so maybe it was something else?  I am lactose intolerant, but usually that only kicks in after drinking milk or eating ice cream.  Cheese doesn't bother me.

 

Has anybody else had a reaction or know about their cross contamination care?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Rachel

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I would assume, given their company philosophy that their food handling is pretty stringent.  

BlessedMommy Rising Star
BlessedMommy
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Amy's products are tested to 20 PPM.

chocominties Rookie
chocominties
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I'm a pretty regular consumer of Amy's frozen foods.  I'm sure one or two have made me sick, but it was because of the fat content and not hidden gluten.  Amy's is pretty careful about cleaning their equipment. 

LauraTX Rising Star
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I don't mean this to be funny, but are you used to eating high fiber mexican food/beans?  Sometimes eating those alone will give anyone a hard time.

GF Lover Rising Star
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Laura, yup.  I don't have mexican food often, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis.   :lol:

 

 

 

Note:  This is a joke and only a joke.  If it were a serious comment, it would not contain gluten  :D

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dilettantesteph
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You may be safer with foods tested to 5 ppm.

 

https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/102665-warning-about-amys-frozen-meals/

https://www.celiac.com/blogs/12/Frozen-goods-AMYs-gluten-free-pizzanot-gluten-free-for-me.html

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cyclinglady Grand Master
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There are different ranges of lactose in cheeses to consider. When did you last consume milk/cheese? You might have hit your limit for the day (s).

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GluFree4Me Rookie
GluFree4Me
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Hey everyone! Sorry I basically fell off the face of the earth, but I did read every reply as they came to my inbox.  I took everything into consideration that you said, and I thought that maybe it was something else I had eaten, or it wasn't related at all to eating the Amy's meal.  I tried another one last week, it was the tamale verde.  Same reaction.  So, whether it is gluten-related or not, I have sworn off Amy's for the time being.  At least the frozen meals.  I've never had any of the other meals, but I really don't want to take any chances.  Thank you all for the suggestions!

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And Laura, I actually do eat a lot of fiber.  I took it upon myself to lose about 70 pounds, and my biggest thing was eating 9 servings of produce a day! So my body is very used to fiber. :)

roguewolf Newbie
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I've had a reaction to their refried beans before, but nothing else from their brand. Are you used to eating frozen meals? Maybe it was the MSG that was giving you a similar reaction.

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