Arrowhead Mills

[jenvan]

I was at a celiac disease support meeting this weekend and some people mentioned hearing several times about issues of gluten contamination with Arrowhead mills products. Has anyone else heard of this?

[debmidge]

Yes, we do not purchase from Arrowhead Mills as they at one time last year said that there was a possiblity of cross contamination. their packaging doesn't exactly say gluten-free; it only says "made of gluten-free ingredients." My husband had reaction from their stuff and it wasn't worth the risk to keep buying from them. If only they would eliminate the risk of cross-contamination.

And when you call them, no two people there answers the gluten-free question the same way. Does not install confidence in them.

[Guest nini]

I had a problem with contamination from both Arrowhead Mills and Bob's Red Mill... I kept getting sick and I KNEW I was being so careful.

[jenvan]

yikes--thanks for the info. i will be getting my rice flour somewhere else now

[VydorScope]

ack... all I have currently is Arrow Head and bob's

[jenvan]

Vincent--

Yeah, its hard to keep up with it all. I had some people mention arrowhead contamination this weekend at a group meeting...

[jenvan]

Oh, I did read in a magazine recently that Bob's now has a dedicated gluten-free line. I'll have to try and find where I read that...

[angel-jd1]

In reguards to Bob's Red Mill the things that are labeled as gluten free with the gluten free symbol are all made in a dedicated facility, things that do NOT have that label are not made in that facility.

Here is info from their website :Open Original Shared Link

Bob’s Red Mill stone grinds flours in a dedicated room for the production of its gluten-free line and performs batch testing before processing and after packaging. The company adheres to the Codex Alimentarius standard – the international gluten-free food standard for manufacturers. While the current Codex gluten-free standard specifies a gluten limit of 200 parts per million (ppm), Bob’s Red Mill’s gluten-free products consistently fall below 20 ppm.

The following items are considered their gluten free line:

Organic Buckwheat Kernels (Roasted-Kasha)

Organic Creamy Buckwheat Cereal

Almond Meal/Flour

Amaranth Flour

Amaranth Grain

Arrowroot Starch

Baking Powder

Baking Soda

Black Bean Flour

Brown Rice Flour

Buckwheat Groats Organic

Cornstarch

Creamy Brown Rice Farina

Ener-G Foods Crackers

Ener-G Foods Granola Bars

Ener-G Foods Pound Cake

Ener-G Foods Tapioca Pizza Shells

Ener-G Foods White Rice Macaroni

Ener-G Foods White Rice Spaghetti

Ener-G Sesame Pretzel Rings

Fava Bean Flour

Flaxseed

Flaxseed Meal

Flaxseed Meal (Golden)

Garbanzo Bean Flour

Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour

Gluten Free Brownie Mix

Gluten Free Diet

Gluten Free Garbanzo and Fava Flour

Gluten Free Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix

Gluten Free Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal

Gluten Free Pancake Mix

Gluten Free Sweet White Sorghum Flour

Gluten-Free 101

Gluten-Free Gourmet Makes Desserts

Gluten-Free Starter Kit

Golden Flaxseed, Organic

Green Pea Flour

Guar Gum

Hazelnut Meal/Flour

Hulled Millet

Millet Flour

Millet Grits/Meal

Organic Buckwheat Flour

Organic Quinoa Flour

Pamela's Almond Anise Biscotti

Pamela's Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pamela's Ginger Cookies

Pamela's Peanut Butter Cookies

Pamela's Shortbread Swirl Cookies

Potato Flour

Potato Starch

Quinoa Organic Grain

Rice Bran

Sesame Pretzel Rings

Sweet White Rice Flour

Tapioca Flour

Teff (Tef, T'ef) Flour

Teff (Tef, T'ef) Whole Grain

TSP

TVP® (Textured Vegetable Protein)

Wheat Free Biscuit & Baking Mix

White Bean Flour

White Rice Flour

Xanthan Gum

Yeast, Active Dry

Yeast, Nutritional T6635

Hope that helps. I have never had a problem with Bob's Red Mill products. I only buy their things that have the gluten free symbol.

-Jessica

[ianm]

Can't say I've ever had a problem with either one.

[jenvan]

Thanks Jessica !