Pret A Manger Changed Salad Dressings ;-(

[Nikki2777]

A couple of months ago I got my usual cobb salad at Pret a Manger, with a balsamic vinaigrette dressings.  The salad has a gluten-free sticker on it, and the dressing always has been gluten free.

 

Well, I got almost immediately sick and hadn't been back again until last week.  I picked up the cobb salad and went for the dressing and noticed that there was no gluten-free sticker on the rack card in front of the dressings.  I looked at the label and it now has soy sauce in it (with wheat).  In fact, none of the dressings are now gluten-free, I even e-mailed the company.  So strange for a company that has gone out of their way to expand their gluten-free options these last couple of years.

 

Anyway, I don't know when they changed the dressings, but my reaction was so bad and immediate that time in September, I'm guessing that's what got me.

 

It's true what they say:  You have to read the label EACH time.

[blmoreschi]

We went to a Pret A Manger while visiting Chicago over the holidays. I had done my research for my daughter and THOUGHT I knew what to do. But nothing was labeled (unlike I had read it was) so I asked the manager for a list of their gluten free items. He told me that they don't provide it anymore, and have removed all gluten-free labeling from their products. Because we were hungry, and my daughter isn't very sensitive, I had him tell me the 3 or 4 items that "used" to be labeled gluten-free and she chose from those. We did read the ingredients lists on those and they appeared okay. My guess is that they can't control for cross contamination so they are choosing to stop any claims of gluten-free.