nuts.com -- no longer Celiac safe?

[lehum]

Dear Community, 

I've been a fan of nuts.com for awhile. As the only company I know of that certify their nuts, I have eaten them faithfully for the last several years!

Only recently I noticed on the packaging (of the certified gluten-free nuts) the warning label stating that the product is processed in the same facility as wheat. 
I reached out to the company to enquire about the safety of the product and received the following answer: 

"Our facility is not allergen-free. We handle all 9 major allergens and produce products on shared equipment. While we have strict procedures in place to minimize cross-contamination, we cannot guarantee that our products are completely free of allergens. We recommend individuals with food allergies to exercise caution and consult our product labels and allergen information for detailed ingredient listings"

 

I was so disappointed to read this! I already reached out to ask if this means they would not recommend even certified gluten-free products to people with celiac, but wanted to reach out here and ask for your all's thoughts too. 
No longer safe to eat? Any other recommendations for good companies? 

I have to eat low histsamine, so at the moment, I am limited to pumpkin seeds, pistachios, and macademia nuts. 

 Thanks in advance for the feedback! 

[RMJ]

I noticed that too! I emailed them to ask if this had always been the case and the labeling changed, or if the manufacturing had changed.  Their answer unfortunately didn’t answer my question.

The organization (GFFP) they use to certify only requires ONE test per product! Product must test less than 5ppm gluten, so that is good. I can’t tell from their website if they actually audit the manufacturing facilities like GFCO does.

GFFP certification

I’ve decided to go to Tierra Farm for nuts.  They are certified by GFCO, which uses a 10ppm standard, but they require more than one lot to be tested, they do audits of manufacturing facilities, and their detailed requirements are available on their website. Unfortunately Tierra Farm nuts are expensive.They have all three nuts/seeds that you mentioned. Their packaging says gluten free facility.

GFCO certification

[Scott Adams]

22 hours ago, lehum said:

"Our facility is not allergen-free. We handle all 9 major allergens and produce products on shared equipment. While we have strict procedures in place to minimize cross-contamination, we cannot guarantee that our products are completely free of allergens. We recommend individuals with food allergies to exercise caution and consult our product labels and allergen information for detailed ingredient listings"

This is a typical CYA label, probably pushed by their attorneys, and it could be in conflict with their gluten-free certification. Hopefully they take additional precautions to prevent such cross-contamination.

[Scott Adams]

20 hours ago, RMJ said:

I’ve decided to go to Tierra Farm for nuts.  They are certified by GFCO, which uses a 10ppm standard, but they require more than one lot to be tested, they do audits of manufacturing facilities, and their detailed requirements are available on their website. Unfortunately Tierra Farm nuts are expensive.They have all three nuts/seeds that you mentioned. Their packaging says gluten free facility.

GFCO certification

Tierra Farm is a sponsor here, but since you brought them up I wanted to mention that they have a 20% off coupon code this month: GF20