New Discovery- Packaged Dried Beans And Cc Potential

[sylviaann]

I react to the slightest amount of gluten and recently decided to eat all unprocessed food to steer clear of any possibility of gluten ingestion.

Recently, I purchased three bags of dried beans marketed by a major grocery chain in Florida (their generic brand). I decided to contact the grocery store's corporate office to make sure there were no cross contamination issues or "processed on shared equipment" possibility. The bags list the ingredients as only containing the actual product (i.e. Black beans) and there are no disclaimers or allergy warning statements.

They referred me to the bean manufacturer's corporate office (called Trinidad Benham) , whereby I was advised that all of their dried bean products are produced on lines that are throughly cleaned between production runs. HOWEVER, there are other products manufactured on the same lines containing BARLEY.

The consumer realtions representative was cordial and extremely interested in my concerns about the CC issues faced by Celiac Disease, gluten intolerance, and gluten S. She was planning to pass on the information to someone in management.

If anyone is purchasing dried beans (generic brands), you may want to double check to see if they are manufactured by this company.

Does anyone know of a truly SAFE dried bean product company with no cross contamination issues?

I am looking for Black Beans, Great Northern Beans, and Light Red Kidney Beans.

Thanks a million,

SylviaG

[daphniela]

I always wash my beans before I cook them.

[Lisa]

I always wash my beans before I cook them.

Most dried beans that I have prepared, instruct you to rinse well before cooking.

[ravenwoodglass]

I also wash all dried beans before I soak them but I also will after rinsing well place them on a tray and look for anything that is not obviously the bean I purchased. I pick out anything unusual and then rinse again before soaking and haven't had a issues with this method.

[Juliebove]

I too rinse and pick through my beans before using. I have found rocks in there. Not for many years though. I think they are doing a better job of cleaning these days. Mostly I use canned beans these days because I'm not home to cook the dried ones.

I believe I saw a post from someone who said she found a wheat kernel in her beans. Not sure if that was here or on another forum.