Corn Tortillas

[ENF]

I have been enjoying corn tortillas for a few months now, they're a great alternative to expensive rice or tapioca-based gluten-free bread. They're usesful as wraps, with many other types of food including hummos and of course, salsa.

I get two lbs. of corn tortillas for $1.25 in the Mexican grocery store, and one brand is 35 ounces, for the same price.

[Skylark]

I like corn tortillas too. I buy Mission brand because they have dedicated lines for the corn tortillas. They are best if you put a little olive oil or butter in a pan and cook them lightly.

[jststric]

I eat them by the gross, lol. I find them kinda hard to do as wraps, tho. They tear too much. You might try cutting them in fourths, laying them on a cookie sheet, spray with Pam and lightly salt and bake for.....20 min or until golden. I forget exactly how long...it's been awhile since I've done it. But it's the BEST chips!

[mbrookes]

I like using the corn tortillas, but my problem is that they only come in large amounts. I may eat two or three a week, but the rest get old. I wish they came in smaller packages.

[Roda]

I like using the corn tortillas, but my problem is that they only come in large amounts. I may eat two or three a week, but the rest get old. I wish they came in smaller packages.

I had the same problem. I found that Mission has yellow corn tortillas in a package of about 25 and it says gluten free on the back. For the most part, no more waste.

[ENF]

I am very, very serious about avoiding cross contamination, I eat out maybe two or three times a year in certain gluten-free restaurants. I've had no problems at home with any corn tortillas that I've tried which are not marked gluten free, since the brands I get don't seem to even make tortillas with wheat flour - only corn. If there is a possibility of cc, it is required that the manufacturer give notice on the package that the product is made in a facility that also has wheat, dairy, peanuts, etc. I'm not knocking Mission corn tortillas at all, in fact I've tried them and they're delicious, and I appreciate the gluten-free notice since they also make the flour kind.

[cap6]

I eat Mission brand at home. I won't eat them out any more after getting sick. Am sure someone just handled the flour ones & then mine but not taking chances any more.

[T.H.]

If there is a possibility of cc, it is required that the manufacturer give notice on the package that the product is made in a facility that also has wheat, dairy, peanuts, etc.

Are you in the States or in Canada? In the States, unfortunately, a company is only legally required to say if there is wheat, dairy, and so on as an ingredient, but there is no requirement to mention what is processed alongside it. Many companies choose to say if an allergen is processed in the same facility, but the mention of it is completely voluntary, not mandatory.

There's a little blurb about it here:

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When the 'gluten free' part of the allergen law goes into effect, then companies will have to list potential CC sources if they want to say they are gluten free, I believe. Unless they can say the product is 'naturally' gluten free, and then, unless the law is changed before it goes into effect, they don't have to have their product tested, even for cc that might make a food NOT gluten free anymore.

Also, just to make it more fun? Only the foods that are under the FDA regulations have to adhere to the allergen law (corn is, thankfully, one of them). Alcohol is covered under different laws. Plain meat is under yet another set of laws (which you wouldn't think would be an issue, but some meats are now being injected with flavorings, so yet another thing that we can get zapped with, sigh).

[ENF]

Are you in the States or in Canada? In the States, unfortunately, a company is only legally required to say if there is wheat, dairy, and so on as an ingredient, but there is no requirement to mention what is processed alongside it. Many companies choose to say if an allergen is processed in the same facility, but the mention of it is completely voluntary, not mandatory. Like eating out, it's a calculated risk and I'm not known to be a very daring celiac.

There's a little blurb about it here:

Open Original Shared Link

When the 'gluten free' part of the allergen law goes into effect, then companies will have to list potential CC sources if they want to say they are gluten free, I believe. Unless they can say the product is 'naturally' gluten free, and then, unless the law is changed before it goes into effect, they don't have to have their product tested, even for cc that might make a food NOT gluten free anymore.

Also, just to make it more fun? Only the foods that are under the FDA regulations have to adhere to the allergen law (corn is, thankfully, one of them). Alcohol is covered under different laws. Plain meat is under yet another set of laws (which you wouldn't think would be an issue, but some meats are now being injected with flavorings, so yet another thing that we can get zapped with, sigh).

Thank you for the information, I live in New York and thought that the CC package information was mandatory. It would be better if the corn tortillas I've been buying said gluten free on the package, but since my gut feels fine, I am not going to pay extra for Mission, or any other, corn tortillas just because they have that designation - unless I had problems, which hasn't been the case. I don't believe that the small specialty-food companies even make wheat flour tortillas, or much of anything with gluten, but if they do they're not sold in the Mexican grocery store(s) that I've been to. Like many things with Celiac, such as eating out, it's a calculated risk, but based on my "gut feeling", I'm pretty confident that the corn tortillas I've been having are not CC'd.

Have a good one!