The new disposable biodegradable straws

[PSM]

We are travelling at present and I had a drink from a fast food restaurant- with a ‘paper’ straw . Within the hour I had cankors in my mouth and a painful tongue! 
After investigating I found that the food I ate and drank was gluten free - but the straw was not! Beware all celiacs ! 

[Wheatwacked]

I like the idea of stainless steel straws.

 

[patty-maguire]

Are you sure it was the straw?  Celiac Canada did some research not long ago and contacted several of the big paper straw manufacturers and none contained gluten.

[PSM]

1 hour ago, patty_maguire said:

Are you sure it was the straw?  Celiac Canada did some research not long ago and contacted several of the big paper straw manufacturers and none contained gluten.

I am not 100% sure but both items I ate were supposed to be gluten free - and because of the mouth sores almost immediately I looked up the straws - it did not state any brands . 
Thanks tho for the info!

[Scott Adams]

I would only say that "supposed to be gluten free" when eating in a restaurant often isn't, and there has been research done that backs this up:

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The study also analyzed food samples from restaurant “doggie bags" saved by the study subjects. The team detected gluten in at least one food sample from nearly 90% of patients consuming a gluten-free diet. That indicates that nearly nine out of ten people with celiac disease, who are trying hard to follow a gluten-free diet, as being exposed to gluten when they eat out.

Overall, approximately 33% of food samples tested positive for GIPs above 20 ppm, and the estimated GIPs ingested ranged from 0.23 mg to > 40 mg per exposure.