Rice noodles and cross-contamination?

[NoGlutensToday]

Hi folks,

What's the risk of getting cross-contaminated rice noodles from the supermarket? I know that rice noodles are naturally gluten free, but I've read of people getting sick because the factory machinery that makes the rice noodles also makes noodles with gluten in them. Is that wide spread?

Are there any reliably/certified gluten free rice noodles out there? Any particular brands people swear by?

[GFinDC]

Sorry, I have no info on rice noodles to share.  A good way to find out is to contact the maker and ask customer support.  Usually a manufacturer will have support staff available who can answer questions,  I assume you are asking about packaged rice noodles not prepared hot food?

[NoGlutensToday]

Thanks for the reply. I bought some rice noodles at the grocery store -- I have to prepare them myself.

The brand that made the rice noodles I bought has a website printed on their packaging, but it doesn't work.

I really want to make rice noodles but don't want to deal with the chance of cross-contamination. I get DH and seem to react to relatively low levels of gluten cross-contamination.

I found some rice noodles available through Amazon that are certified Gluten Free. They're significantly more expensive, but until I sort things out this may be my safest bet.

I'd be intersted to hear what others might have to say on this topic. Feel free to jump in the discusion.

[cyclinglady]

Good strategy especially if you have DH!  Avoid processed foods as much as possible and if you do purchase, look for certified gluten-free.  This is an approach used by many of our DH sufferers and they have had good results (you can browse through the DH to verify).