Wal-mart Yogurt

[gymnastjlf]

I know that Wal-Mart is in the process of marking their Great Value brand products gluten-free. However, it does not seem they have gotten through the dairy section yet. Specifically, I am wondering about their yogurts-- their yogurt is nearly half the price of Yoplait, and given that I'm a college student, cheap = good, hehe!

If no one has called, does someone have the number handy, I am more than happy to call myself.

Thanks everyone!

[Franceen]

That's not really correct - that Walmart is trying to make "Great Value" brand gluten-free! They have no such intent.

When I read this on this forum I contacted Walmart and was told that the ONLY thing they are doing is to require their suppliers of "Great Value" brand to mark their products gluten-free IF they are, in fact, gluten-free, which of course, most are NOT - and that probably won't change.

So far I have only found a few products marked gluten-free (gummy bears and other things that are naturally gluten-free anyway - potato chips, 100% juice).

They have no intent of trying make all the brand gluten-free!!! In fact, that would be against the Walmart model of "cheapest thing no matter the quality".

I wouldn't trust Walmart's Great Value brands to be gluten-free unless I can read their labels and determine that for myself. Walmart puts a huge amount of pressure on their suppliers and I believe that most of them will just say "it's not gluten-free" to get out of the liability issues.

Read the book "The Walmart Effect" and you'll learn a lot about Walmart and what they will and won't do.

So for yogurt, only trust your judgment AFTER reading the label.

!!! Sorry to burst the "Walmart" bubble.

[gymnastjlf]

I did not say that they are trying to make the GV line gluten-free, only that they mark it. And as for the ingredient listing on the yogurt, it is just the usual questions-- modified food starch, flavorings, etc.

[lindalee]

I did not say that they are trying to make the GV line gluten-free, only that they mark it. And as for the ingredient listing on the yogurt, it is just the usual questions-- modified food starch, flavorings, etc.

I was told that they vary because different stores carry different products supplied by different people. One local store may have alot of gluten-free items and another few. I know that is true because I was in Va. Beach and bought several palm trees for $3.oo and told a friend and we went to the one in Norfolk and they had none. Norfolk was selling theirs for $15.

[msserena]

Their GV Yogurt does say manufact in a fac that has wheat, that is why it does not say gluten-free on it. Put that as a warning. So people can take their own risk with it.