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DJFL77I Experienced
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I have 4 of these sitting around but i'm afraid to eat them because they're "packaged"..

only 3 ingredients....

I wish they'd be safe to eat since they're 200 calories each.. and I need easy to eat extra calories from somewhere

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Lara Bars have been considered to be gluten-free for a very long time now, and should be safe, especially if they say "gluten-free" on their label. On their home page they say: "... you can feel good about eating with many gluten free, dairy free & vegan options to choose from."

https://www.larabar.com/

DJFL77I Experienced
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I'll take your word for it

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Plastic in Larabars

The current problem of plastic in Larabars is not a gluten-free issue per se. But these bars are a go to snack food for many in the celiac disease community. These bars were my breakfast each and every day for years. I first came across plastic in my Larabar in 2015. Plastic showed up again in 2016. Needless to say, I stopped eating these bars. I will never eat another one. If General Mills is this sloppy with plastic what else are they sloppy with?

Statement from General Mills

Yesterday, I reached out to General Mills for comment. Their statement is posted below with permission.

“Thank you for reaching out on this topic.  The pureed dates we use to make Larabars comes to us in a thin blue plastic liner.  On rare occasions, a small piece of this flexible liner may be torn off in the manufacturing process and finds its way into the bar when we mix our ingredients together. This has been a stubborn issue to solve, and we have tried several solutions. Since we last discussed this issue with you, we have changed the liners that our pureed date supplier uses, resulting in a dramatic reduction in this issue. The bar you sent to us used the old liner. We sincerely apologize for this issue and will work with any consumer who contacts us to replace their Larabar.  While FDA regulations do not consider this issue a safety hazard, we take it very seriously and are continuing to monitor the issue closely.”

Note: It is the case that FDA considers HARD plastic a safety hazard. It is unclear how the agency views softer pieces of plastic.

Plastic in Larabars: If you want this to stop then make some noise | (glutenfreewatchdog.org)

trents Grand Master
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Plastic increases the fiber content.

notme Experienced
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27 minutes ago, trents said:

Plastic increases the fiber content.

hahahahahaaa - i was thinking that!  also, plastic is gluten free lololz

honestly, i don't know how people eat larabars - they're so gross.  when i was first dx'd, we went to the county fair (with allllllllll the delicious gluten foods - there is nothing to eat at a fair lolz) and i brought a larabar for me because i knew i couldn't eat anything there.  last larabar i ever ate, super cardboardy yuckiness while i watched my family eat funnel cakes and sausage n peppa sammiches.  the next year we went i brought my own sammich and funnel cake.  put that larabar in the trash and don't look back.  

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This pandemic might turn everything into larabars as far as tasting food goes.

The thing I struggle with in regards to protein/energy bars is that many of them include a large amount of inulin to make them high fiber. Boy, does inulin give me the toots!

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DJFL77I Experienced
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the peanut butter ones are ok

what bars can i eat then  😕

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I believe Cliff Bars are gluten-free, but there are a lot of bars now that are labelled "gluten-free".

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Some of the Cliff bars used to have barley in them years ago.  I don't know if they still do though.

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