gluten-free Meats

[rce's mom]

Hi Everyone,

I'm fairly new here; my daughter was recently diagnosed with celiac. So I/we are learning a lot. My question is about meat(s). This morning I went to my favorite store, Wal-mart, for groceries, incl. meat. My understanding is that natural flavoring is on the list of forbidden items. Can my daughter have meats with n.f. in them or not? Today I bought the following: please tell me what you think. 1.) Honeysuckle white 'all natural' ground turkey-- ingred. turkey & natural flavoring; 2.) Steak House brand top sirloin steak-- ingred. incl. natural flavoring & beef broth; 3.) Steak House brand round steak--ingred. incl. natural flavoring & beef broth; & 4.) Pilgrim's Pride '100 % Natural' fresh young whole chicken, enhanced with up to 12% chicken broth.

Any help on these items is appreciated as well as on other meats from my favorite store.

Thanks & have a blessed day.

[dbmamaz]

I dont think I've used any of those (except maybe the turkey). I know many people on this list and other food allergy lists simply call the company and ask. However, many companies dont actually KNOW what is in their 'natural flavoring'.

Ok, i just went and looked in my email folder i keep for company responses, and guess what I found -- an email response about the frozen Honeysuckle White turkey. i had already found it to be gluten-free (i dont remember if that was actually on the label, or if i found that on their website). But i emailed them to ask about other food issues of mine, and this was the response:

Our fresh and frozen turkeys are injected with a basting solution that contains turkey broth (turkey juice and water), salt, sodium phosphate, sugar and a natural flavoring that is an allergen free, non-dairy butter flavoring.

Our All Natural-Antibiotic Free and Vegetarian Fed whole turkey contains no additives, artificial ingredients or preservatives.

Our fresh and frozen bone in turkey breasts are injected with a basting solution that contains turkey broth (turkey juice and water), salt, sodium phosphate, sugar and a natural flavoring of capsicum (pepper).

All of these products are free of the "Big 8" allergens (dairy, egg, soy, fish, shellfish, nut, peanuts/tree nuts, gluten and casein), as well as being free of sesame and MSG .

YOu might want to check on the web for the other products tho.

[rce's mom]

Dbmamaz,

Thanks so much for your input. This is helpful. Have a blessed day.

rce's mom