Lipton Brisk Ice Tea

[Thomas]

Does anyone know if Lipton brands of ice tea, like 'Brisk', are gluten-free?

[Thomas]

When I called the company they said they couldn't say 100% if they were gluten free

[Guest jhmom]

Thanks for the info.

I do see on my gluten-free list that LIPTON REGULAR TEA: Red rose, Salada, Blue Ribbon; Herbal Teas - all varieties are safe.

I am glad you found out for sure what was making you sick.

Take care

[lovegrov]

Lipton is a Unilever company and last time I checked Unilever says it will clearly list any gluten in the ingredients of its products. This is what the person you spoke to was saying. Perhaps Brisk is somehow contaminated -- or perhpas you are having a ahrd time with the high fructose corn syrup in it -- but it isn't supposed to have gluten.

BTW, virtually nobody, except some specialty companies, absolutely guarantees something is gluten-free. Not when something like 20 percent of processed foods that are supposed to be gluten-free aren't.

richard

[plantime]

It could also be the tea itself causing the upset. I cannot have Luzianne because something about the blend of leaves makes me extremely ill. Try a different brand, or try tea with a different sweetener. Many celiacs are sensitive to corn products.

[dana-g]

Smith, aspertame can give you IBS symptoms!

[Thomas]

I spoke with the company and was told that they could not 100% say whether or not their products are gluten-free, and that the ingredients would be listed. Maybe this was made in a contaminated site?

[plantime]

Hey, that's ok! Thanks for the heads up! We are all just trying to help one another. Someone else might not realize about different sweeteners causing reactions, or even that one could have a problem with tea leaves, so you gave us the perfect opportunity to educate others about what they drink!