Incorrect Information

[tanyad]

Hello Fellow Celiacs,

I was doing a search on a couple of items for my celiac friend... I did a google search (this is almost as common as calling manufacturers and such)... I came across this website list... and I think that a lot of information is incorrect.

I've been working at this diet for a couple of years, but not everyone has...

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I was looking to find butterscotch chips (in the past I have used Hershey's, but I was looking for anything else that may be gluten free) and also York Peppermint patties... I personally have read the label and thought they were safe, but before I tell others, I always like to double check.

Anywho... When someone like myself, comes across inaccurate information on the web... what should I do? And are York Peppermint Patties gluten-free? What about HErshey's Butterscotch chips? Any other butterscotch chips?

Thank you for any feedback!

Tanya in Chicago

[penguin]

York peppermint patties are gluten-free, and hershey will always label gluten clearly in their products as wheat, barley, rye or oats.

This list contains a bunch of inaccuracies!!! I preface my critique of this list that you should always read labels and check ingredients before consumption...

Beverages - Ovaltine (rich chocolate flavor only is gluten-free), malted milk, ale, beer, gin, whiskey (distilled beverages are usually ok unless mash is added back in), flavored coffee (you have to check, but most are ok), herbal tea with malted barley

Milk - Malted milk, some commercial chocolate milk, some nondairy creamers

Meat, Fish, Poultry - Prepared meat containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley; tuna canned in vegetable broth (I've never seen one with gluten)

Cheese - Any cheese product containing oat gum, some veined cheeses (bleu, stilton, roquefort, gorgonzola)

Potato (totally safe) or Other Starch - Regular noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, most pachaged rice mixes, seminola, spinach noodles, frozen potato products with wheat flour added

Cereals - All cereals containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley; bran; graham; wheat germ; durum; kaska; bulgar; buckwheat; millet; (these are safe) triticale; amaranth (safe); spelt; teff; quinoa (safe); kamut

Breads - All breads containing wheat, rye, oat, or barley flours and grains listed above

Flours and Thickening Agents - Amaranth (safe), wheat germ, bran, wheat starch; all flours containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley; buckwheat (safe); spelt; quinoa (safe); teff; kamut; millet

Vegetables - Creamed vegetables (I know DelMonte is safe), vegetables canned in sauce, some canned baked beans, commercially prepared vegetables and salads (many are gluten-free, and all fresh veggies and salads are gluten-free)

Fruits - Thickened or prepared fruits; some pie fillings; raisins and dried dates that have been dusted with flour

Fats - Some commercial salad dressings, wheat germ oil, nondairy cream substitutes (most are gluten-free), most commercial gravies and sauces

Soups - Most canned soups and soup mixes, bouillon and bouillon cubes with hydrolyzed vegetable protein

Desserts - Commercial cakes, cookies; pies made with wheat, rye, oats, or barley; millet, amaranth (safe), buckwheat (safe), spelt, teff, quinoa(safe), kamut; prepared mixes; puddings; ice cream cones; Jell-O instant pudding (most flavors are safe); cream fillings; products made with brown rice syrup (safe)

Sweets - Commercial candies dusted with wheat flour, butterscotch chips; flavored syrups (often ok); sweets containing malt/malt flavorings; some brown rice syrup; some corn syrup (never seen one with gluten)

Miscellaneous - Curry powder (most are safe, mc cormick is one), dry seasonings mixes (many are gluten-free[/b]), gravy extracts, meat sauces, catsup (heinz is gluten-free), mustard (heinz is gluten-free), horseradish (this comes from a root like ginger), chip dips (many are safe), most soy sauce, some distilled white vinegar (distilled vinegars are safe), instant dry baking yeast (never seen one with gluten), some cinnamon (most is safe), condiments made with wheat-derived distilled vinegars (distilled vinegar is safe), communion wafers/bread, some alcohol-based flavoring extracts