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Think I Might Have Been Glutened....


Lollie

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Lollie Enthusiast

I am not feeling well, and the only thing I might have eaten that could have done it is chocolate covers almond toffee. I didn't even think about it and I sure am hoping that this is just stress.

Any thoughts, or knowledge is greatly appreciated!

Lollie


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I hope someone answers this post definitively.

I love toffee.

It probably, like everything else in this gluten-filled world, depends on what KIND of toffee....

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The Clan Thompson Smart List says dove choclate is gluten-free. Toffee should be gluten-free, there is no reason for gluten to be in there, it cooks at way too high of a temperature (my mom makes it at the holidays). I'd be more concerned about the chocolate part, although it appears to be safe. I'd call the company tomorrow and ask.

Lollie Enthusiast

Thanks, I will. I looked all kinds of Almond-Toffee recipes and I didn't see any mention of gluten. The toffee I ate was a bulk store brand from Cental Market. I will give them a try tomorrow!

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Bulk bins are major MAJOR cc hazards. Could that be the case?

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  penguin said:
Bulk bins are major MAJOR cc hazards. Could that be the case?

It could be. To be totally honest, they have signs saying that they can't garuntee that there are not any allergins in the bulk area. I have eaten stuff out of the bins for the past 8 months with no ill affects, but maybe I have just been lucky!

Lollie

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Toffee may or may not contain gluten depending on the ingredients, manufacturing process and - in the case of bins - how it's stored. <_<

You can damage your small intestine and irritate your immune system without noticeable symptoms, that is until they catch up to you. Subtle signs of vitamin deficiencies and latent autoimmune disorders can crop up weeks, months or years after the exposure.

Hershey's Skor is gluten-free. Also Newman's Own Organics Butter Nut Crunch bar, Fannie May Toffee bar and Cloud Nine Butter Nut Toffee bar.

(From the Wheaton Group gluten-free Product Guide - March 2005)


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