Amstel Light Gluten Free?

[I'm more celiac than you]

This was quoted from a different post:

"Dear Ms. Johnson:

Thank you for your recent email message. We appreciate you taking time to

contact us, as we value comments from consumers. Heineken USA has been

informed by our parent company, Heineken NV, that our beer does not contain

wheat or other grain adjuncts. Our recipe contains only barley, hops,

yeast and water. Although barley has a source of gluten, the gluten

contents of our products is lower than the gluten free level.

Consequently, Amstel Light is considered gluten free.

Thank you for your interest in Heineken USA.

Kind Regards,

Kristen

Heineken USA"

Is that possible that although it contains barley, the gluten content is lower than the "gluten free level"? I personally thought that even trace amounts of gluten were harmful.

Thanks

[lovegrov]

"Is that possible that although it contains barley, the gluten content is lower than the "gluten free level"? I personally thought that even trace amounts of gluten were harmful."

Below the gluten free level must mean the European level, because there is no official level in the U.S. I can't remember the European level (maybe 200 ppm?). Some people react visibly to this amount and some don't. Is it doing damage even if you don't have a reaction? Maybe yes and maybe no. Nobody can say with certainty. My guess is that a "trace" is harmful to some pople and not harmful others, but there's no way to know which you are.

richard