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I just downloaded ShopWell on my phone which scans bar codes and will warn you about potential wheat or gluten (after creating a profile with wheat and gluten listed as allergies). I tested it out around the kitchen and so far so good!


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While the apps and guides can be a good tool to help you find a starting point, remember to always read the label yourself as ingredients can change, and no system is perfect enough to catch everything.

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I like Shopwell too.  It's a better tool to say that yes, this has Gluten vs no, this does not.  I like that you can customize the app to search out ingredients you do not want, gluten, soy, dairy, etc.  It will flag questionable items as having gluten--some of those vague chemical named things.  Sometimes they are gluten, sometimes they are not but at least it prompts you to double check.

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