Would you trust this medication?

[currier54]

I am going through my various supplements, and have contacted several companies for more clairification.  This is the response I got today from Life Extension (I use their melatonin).  It sounds reasonable, but I'm not sure.  The fact that they are processed on the same equipment gives me pause.  What do you think? 

Thank you for your recent communication.

We understand your concern regarding cross-contamination. It is possible that gluten-containing ingredients are processed in the same facilities and on the same equipment as our products, such as our melatonin-containing formulations. Concerning cross-contamination, our melatonin-containing formulations are manufactured in the United States at a current GMP (cGMP) compliant manufacturing facility. Cross-contamination is unlikely to be of concern because our QA/QC department has stipulated that in the few sites where multiple ingredients are being processed, all manufacturing equipment is under a highly stringent cleaning process when it is producing different products. After the equipment is cleaned, a quality assurance check is performed on all of the machines prior to using them for the next product. All these activities are regulated based on the federal regulation CFR21 part 111.

 

[Scott Adams]

To me it seems like it might be ok to finish this bottle, but then move on to one that is labelled "gluten-free." I'm not sure of your sensitivity level, but given the size of the pills, and the tiny possibility of contamination, it seems likely that it would fall under the 20ppm threshold. That said, I wonder why this company doesn't test their own products, and label them "gluten-free"?

[currier54]

Thanks for your response; that's kind of what I was leaning towards.  I have two dosage sizes, and one says, "gluten free" on it (not certified, just their own logo), but the other doesn't.  I'm almost done with this bottle, so probably I'll start looking at other options.