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Whole Foods - Is This Safe?


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bklyn Enthusiast

My husband bought this at Whole Foods - from prepared foods section. Would any of you eat this?

Tuna with sundried cranberries and lemon, ingredients are:

tuna (light tuna, water, vegetable broth (carrot, potato and soy extractives)

onions

lemons

salt

sundried cranberries

sugar

canola mayonnaise (canola oil, eggs, vinegar, honey, salt, spices, lemon juice)

What do you all think?


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tiffjake Enthusiast
My husband bought this at Whole Foods - from prepared foods section. Would any of you eat this?

Tuna with sundried cranberries and lemon, ingredients are:

tuna (light tuna, water, vegetable broth (carrot, potato and soy extractives)

onions

lemons

salt

sundried cranberries

sugar

canola mayonnaise (canola oil, eggs, vinegar, honey, salt, spices, lemon juice)

What do you all think?

I would eat it. Sounds good, and looks ok to me.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
My husband bought this at Whole Foods - from prepared foods section. Would any of you eat this?

Tuna with sundried cranberries and lemon, ingredients are:

tuna (light tuna, water, vegetable broth (carrot, potato and soy extractives)

onions

lemons

salt

sundried cranberries

sugar

canola mayonnaise (canola oil, eggs, vinegar, honey, salt, spices, lemon juice)

What do you all think?

If by prepared foods section you mean a deli, then not in a million years.

jkmunchkin Rising Star

I think it sounds fine. (and pretty good).

And I eat their instore prepared shrimp bisque soup all the time.

astyanax Rookie

i thought spices were someting that could contain gluten?

db8diva Newbie
i thought spices were someting that could contain gluten?

The ingredients are probably fine, but I would worry about cross-contamination from being in the deli case.

francelajoie Explorer

I asked Whole Foods about their prepared items because I love stopping there to get a quick lunch. They told me that if there are any allergens in their food, it will be listed. Even the salad bars have prepared salads and the ingredients list is right in front of you.


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plantime Contributor

If it was pre-packaged, I would not worry about cc. If the deli person had to scoop it, I would be concerned.

VegasCeliacBuckeye Collaborator

Whole Foods is pretty good about cross-contamination issues. I would feel as comfortable getting the Tuna Salad there (as long as it has its own labels) as I would eating out a restaurant (ok).

On a side note, I do get chicken salad from my Von's deli here in Las Vegas, but I get it early in the morning (8:30 a.m.) right after they make it (and before the deli has any customers -- that way I am first and the most safe)

Bronco

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I ate the most wonderful chicken salad from Whole Foods deli. I had no adverse reactions to it. I feel just as comfortable there as I would at a restaurant. Actually I feel a bit safer there, they at least know all about cross contamination.

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