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Brach's Christmas Taffys


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Hi Everyone,

First of all thank you very much for the information on the corn tortillas. The ones from Wal Mart have solved our problems. Katharine is back to normal and she is feeling great. And we could keep one of her favorite snacks.

Now here is my next question. Does anyone know if the Christmas Tree Taffys from Brach's are gluten free. Their ingredient list seems to be gluten free but I wasn't sure if they come in contact with any other gluten products. If anyone has contacted them or has any info I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Melissa


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i am quite certain that brach's stuff isn't gluten-free... but i don't know. it's just from what i read on here.

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Brach's continues to refuse to tell people what is and isn't gluten-free, even though a large part of what they make is almost certainly gluten-free. Of course they are required to list wheat now and I'd bet that most any barley would be in the form of malt. But I refuse to eat any of their candies -- even when I'm sure they're gluten-free -- simply because of their attitude.

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