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Ians Sweet Potato Fries

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jennavive00 Explorer
jennavive00
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I bought some Ian's sweet potato fries the other day and figured they would be fine since the only two ingredients listed were sweet potatoes and oil. I thought I'd email the company just in case, since they normally label things that are gluten free...Their response is that it is not gluten free because the fries are dusted with flour!! How is it ok for them to use an ingredient and not list it like that?! Especially one like flour that so many people are intolerant and allergic to.

Very frustrating!! Anyway, heads up to anyone else who may have thought they were safe.

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Thanks for posting this. Actually they shouldn't be able to get away with it but the lax rules for labeling in this country let them because it is not an ingredient but just used in processing. We really need to flood the FDA with the labeling issues in the hope that things may change one day.

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dilettantesteph
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Thank you for posting this. How terrible that they can include wheat and not put it on the label.

brigala Explorer
brigala
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Thank you for posting this! I was JUST at the grocery store with a friend, and she bought some of these to take home. If you hadn't posted, I probably would have shared some with her later! It's not a problem for her, so no harm done, I guess. I'm glad you posted.

How many companies are still doing this, using flour in manufacturing and not listing it as an ingredient? That's really scary.

-Elizabeth

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That's crazy. It makes me not trust companies that practice that sort of false labeling. Out of curiousity, I got on their website to see if it said anything. In the section that has their alphabet tater tots and the sweet potato fries this is what's written ...

Ian's fries are a satisfying, healthy compliment to meals that your whole family will love. Looking for a great alternative to traditional potato fries? Try Ian's Sweet Potato Fries! For a yummy allergen-free option, try Ian's Alphatots.

It seems like a CYA comment, but the fact still remians that they've used an ingredient that they didn't report.

Thanks for posting that!

cooki.dough Rookie
cooki.dough
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Wow that's not good at all, especially at my local grocery store they have them labeled as gluten-free in the freezer even though it doesn't say it on the bag. I should tell them that these are not safe.

jennavive00 Explorer
jennavive00
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So I emailed them back to tell them that they really should fix their labels, and here is the response...looks like there was just a miscommunication! Sorry for the confusion :)

We have recently created a new recipe for our Sweet Potato Fries and those are the ones I thought you were referring to. As I said they are dusted with flour and the ingredients read

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brigala Explorer
brigala
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For what it's worth, I bought some frozen Mashed Sweet Potatoes at a regular grocery store today, put out by Ore-Ida I think, and it's marked Gluten-Free on the package. :)

It's good to know that Ian's isn't quite so far out as to neglect to label a flour-dusted french fry as containing wheat. But why would they dust them with flour anyway? What a dumb idea.

-Elizabeth

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