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Wondering If Mars Company Discloses Gluten

imsohungry

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imsohungry Collaborator
imsohungry
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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if the Mars candy/food company clearly lists gluten ingredients on their labels.

Thank you so much for any help!

Julie :)

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if the Mars candy/food company clearly lists gluten ingredients on their labels.

Thank you so much for any help!

Julie :)

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i-geek Rookie
i-geek
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They disclose allergens but don't flag potential gluten cross-contamination, and some of their products definitely have wheat flour and barley malt in them (Milky Way, I'm looking at you). I have no idea what their policy is regarding shared production lines. I've eaten M&Ms and full-sized Snickers without problems, but got sick from Snickers Minis a week ago (and am still paying for it). A quick Google search reveals that I'm not the only one, unfortunately. Eat at your own risk.

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imsohungry
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They disclose allergens but don't flag potential gluten cross-contamination, and some of their products definitely have wheat flour and barley malt in them (Milky Way, I'm looking at you). I have no idea what their policy is regarding shared production lines. I've eaten M&Ms and full-sized Snickers without problems, but got sick from Snickers Minis a week ago (and am still paying for it). A quick Google search reveals that I'm not the only one, unfortunately. Eat at your own risk.

Thank you both. So they would not disclose if a product had barley or malt in it for example, just wheat because it's a top allergen. Is that correct?

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i-geek
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Thank you both. So they would not disclose if a product had barley or malt in it for example, just wheat because it's a top allergen. Is that correct?

If the product has barley malt added directly, then it will be in the ingredient list for that product (e.g. Milky Way bars). They don't disclose on packaging whether other products that are supposed to be gluten-free have been produced on the same lines as gluten-containing products, so there could be a strong possibility of CC from barley malt and it wouldn't be disclosed on the packaging for the product that isn't supposed to contain barley malt (i.e. Snickers, which has no warning other than "allergy information: may contain almonds"). Like I said, eat at your own risk.

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heatherjane
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If the product has barley malt added directly, then it will be in the ingredient list for that product (e.g. Milky Way bars). They don't disclose on packaging whether other products that are supposed to be gluten-free have been produced on the same lines as gluten-containing products, so there could be a strong possibility of CC from barley malt and it wouldn't be disclosed on the packaging for the product that isn't supposed to contain barley malt (i.e. Snickers, which has no warning other than "allergy information: may contain almonds"). Like I said, eat at your own risk.

This thread made me feel better about m&ms after they rolled out the pretzel ones:

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