Problems with Post Fruity Pebbles

[veganxglutenfree]

They are labeled gluten-free, but not certified. Their website says the equipment manufactured on has not been certified gluten-free.

This cereal is the only new thing I have added to my diet and the bloating and itchy eczema has surfaced.

Beware of this product. Anyone else had adverse reactions to this “gluten free” cereal?

[kareng]

16 minutes ago, veganxglutenfree said:

They are labeled gluten-free, but not certified. Their website says the equipment manufactured on has not been certified gluten-free.

This cereal is the only new thing I have added to my diet and the bloating and itchy eczema has surfaced.

Beware of this product. Anyone else had adverse reactions to this “gluten free” cereal?

Where did you find this info?  I don't see anything about it on the website when I looked.  Just because something is not "certified" gluten-free that does not mean it is not tested and, in fact, gluten-free.  Certifying agencies do not come out an test the products.  

[veganxglutenfree]

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after re-reading, they did not use the word “certified” but rather “verified” so basically the manufacturing equipment has not been verified to be gluten free

[kareng]

23 minutes ago, veganxglutenfree said:

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after re-reading, they did not use the word “certified” but rather “verified” so basically the manufacturing equipment has not been verified to be gluten free

This part?  The part that says that the little cups are not gluten-free?  That doesn't mean the big boxes aren't.   "Peanut Butter and Cocoa PEBBLES™ are not currently Gluten Free. All bag and box sizes of Fruity PEBBLES™, Cocoa PEBBLES™ and Cinnamon PEBBLES™ are gluten free. Single serving cup sizes are packaged on production lines that are not verified to be gluten free".  

It is weird that it says PB and cocoa not gluten-free then says cocoa are.  They have been labelled gluten-free for a few years, I think. - OH! - there is a flavor called "PB and cocoa"  ?

 

Edited June 28, 2018 by kareng
Looked a little closer

[kareng]

The way gluten-free "certification" works - a company has a symbol they have trademarked.  They basically sell a program to a food manufacturer that allows them to use the symbol on packaging.  They manufacturer agrees to the standards that that certifying agency sets.  Some big manufacturers don't want to pay for that.  They have to test for gluten anyway, so they do the same things, just don't pay for the symbol.  

The fact that Post knows that they use shared or un-tested lines when packaging the individual serving size, and warn us, is great!  It sounds like they are testing the manufacturing lines or likely they make so much cereal , they have a separate section for each cereal.  Probably still test, too. 

If you want to know more about their procedures, you could probably email.  If you do, please come back and share it with us.