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Trader Joe's strikes again

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We got some "gluten free" English muffins from trader Joe's and they made me quite sick from gluten. The latest post about trader Joe's bread being questionable was from 2018. They're new locally and I was hoping their gluten-free processes had improved in the years since I last lived near one, but I'm paying a heavy toll for that hope.  Whatever their practices and contamination levels this is what I would call severe exposure, certainly gluten, and worse cross contamination than I've experienced in years.  Hopefully someone else will skip trying trader Joe's brand "gluten free", I'm certainly not risking any of their bread. 

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9 minutes ago, jage said:

We got some "gluten free" English muffins from trader Joe's and they made me quite sick from gluten. The latest post about trader Joe's bread being questionable was from 2018. They're new locally and I was hoping their gluten-free processes had improved in the years since I last lived near one, but I'm paying a heavy toll for that hope.  Whatever their practices and contamination levels this is what I would call severe exposure, certainly gluten, and worse cross contamination than I've experienced in years.  Hopefully someone else will skip trying trader Joe's brand "gluten free", I'm certainly not risking any of their bread. 

 

Just now, Jays911 said:

 

Never an issue for me. And I am super sensitive. At least for their bread and bagels. Is it possible you have another food allergy?

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1 hour ago, Jays911 said:

 

Never an issue for me. And I am super sensitive. At least for their bread and bagels. Is it possible you have another food allergy?

I have so many I have to keep track on my phone, but none of them have the particular unique symptoms of gluten.  And it's highly possible it was ONLY the english muffins, after all that is the only thing I got sick from - I actually had half a chocolate muffin (pretty sure it was tj brand also) two days before with no symptoms.  But it was absolutely the english muffins and the exact symptoms I get from gluten.  My reaction to exposure is delayed enough that I ate two for dinner very late last night and two for breakfast, and I'm having my second round of symptoms right on schedule with that intake.  Regardless it's good to know the bread and bagels might be okay, I'm just not ready to take that leap at the moment, haha.  Also it's a good point on the other allergies, like I said I've got them in spades but it never hurts to re-evaluate what might be causing our issues.

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Anything is possible, but their products are, I believe, made in a dedicated facility. My daughter and I have been eating the various Trader Joe's gluten-free products for many years now and never had an issue, but again, it's possible they had some sort of issue with a batch. Did you save any of this product? If so, you could do a report to the FDA, and if you keep it, they may want to run tests on it.

Another possibility that many people overlook is that they may be reacting to xanthan gum or other gums used in gluten-free products:

 

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I know a few others gave you some info already. I wanted to add my experience. I use to eat them in the past. I developed a corn intolerance. So the TJ products containing corn meal, corn starch, or corn derivatives are no longer a fit for me.

 

I hope you are able to find an alternative.

 

Best wishes.

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