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They Changed My Cereal.

Chicklet

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Chicklet
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I've been eating this gluten free corn flakes for a couple of years or more and now it isn't gluten free. But I didn't catch that for about 2 boxes worth. I couldn't figure out why I haven't been feeling well until I went to buy a box yesterday and noticed it no longer said gluten free, now it just says wheat free. <_< I'm so not impressed. Nowhere on the box does it say it isn't gluten free or list where it could get gluten. Ingredients haven't changed, corn meal, grape juice, sea salt. As for the line it is produced on all it says is "This cereal was made at our organic cereal factory on the Pacific West Coast" Made in Canada. What bugs me the most is the change from gluten free to just wheat free. :( Now I have to find a new cereal.

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Mother of Jibril
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That sucks! :angry:

I can NOT understand why sooooo many foods have some kind of wheat or barley additive. Does it really make a difference for the average consumer? My daughter's absolute favorite baby food was spinach and potato. Now that I'm aware of gluten, I realized it also has barley. Why???

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cruelshoes
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Chicklet - it is entirely possible that the cereal has not changed at all, and it is only a change in the packaging. Here in the US, the Government is still working out what Gluten Free means. As of this moment, there is no standard. Many manufacturers have changed thir packaging to say made without gluten ingredients or wheat free because they are waiting to see what the final ruling will be. What is the standard in Canada? Do they have a definition of gluten free? Does the food have to be tested to bear a gluten-free label? Corn Meal, grape juice and sea salt are all gluten free ingredients.

Your best bet would be to contact the manufacturer to see if it is a formulation change or simply a packaging change. It may still be fine to consume.

lorka150 Collaborator
lorka150
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What cereal was it?

I'm in Canada and have noticed some changes as of late on my products but have called and confirmed they were still safe.

MNBeth Explorer
MNBeth
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I would wonder about the cornmeal. I've noticed that while Bob's Red Mill labels a lot of their products as being gluten free, they claim that their cornmeal is. I wonder if cross-contamination at the milling site might be a common issue with cornmeal.

Chicklet Rookie
Chicklet
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No the cereal itself hasn't actually changed but it isn't safe anymore. The processing has changed to a line that also produces items with gluten. It used to say Gluten Free on the box now it just says Wheat Free, it was causing me to be slightly upset in my gut. It was subtle enough that I didn't know I was being glutened and thought I was fighting off something.

I believe in Canada it is 20ppm or less to be called gluten free but I'm not totally sure about that. :rolleyes:

Lorka, I'm not sure that I am allowed to post the name of the cereal or company so I won't but you can PM me if you like.

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lorka150
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I would wonder about the cornmeal. I've noticed that while Bob's Red Mill labels a lot of their products as being gluten free, they claim that their cornmeal is. I wonder if cross-contamination at the milling site might be a common issue with cornmeal.

Bob's Red Mill does NOT label their cornmeal as glutenfree. It is at their gluten-containing plant. Their products labelled gluten-free are done in a separate facility.

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MNBeth Explorer
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Bob's Red Mill does NOT label their cornmeal as glutenfree. It is at their gluten-containing plant. Their products labeled gluten-free are done in a separate facility.

You're right; that was actually the point I meant to make, but I reorganized the sentence and inadvertently dropped the word "don't." My brain is not what it once was. Sigh.

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Chicklet
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I don't think any of our brains are what they used to be. :rolleyes:

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