"millet Is A Gluten Free Food"

[The Fluffy Assassin]

This is on the Eden Organic millet label. No doubt true, but does it actually say that this particular package is gluten free or is it a way of weasel wording a way out of making such a declaration, or is it a way of sounding like you're saying it's gluten free without actually saying anything? This is a continuation of a discussion from another thread I started; pretty soon I'll have to change my username to Millet Boy.

[psawyer]

This is the wording required to comply with certain labeling rules. Because all millet is gluten-free, you cannot simply label your product as gluten-free millet, since that would be misleading--it would suggest that some millet is not gluten-free.

You can say what they did, or you can say, "This millet, like all millet, is gluten-free."

Millet is the example here, but this applies to any food which is inherently gluten-free by its nature, such as corn, milk, spinach, etc., etc.

[lizard00]

They're simply stating a fact: millet is a gluten-free food. It helps those who don't know what grains are safe to eat on a gluten-free diet.

I believe what you're looking for is further information saying whether or not they batch tested it for contamination, or processed it in a wheat free facility, etc. Am I right on that? That is not required, but is much more helpful than stating the obvious... if you've been gluten-free for any length of time, chances are you know millet is gluten-free.

is it a way of sounding like you're saying it's gluten free without actually saying anything?

I think you're on to something Millet Boy!!

[The Fluffy Assassin]

Am I right on that?

Egg-zackly! (Eggs are a gluten-free food, too.)