Would You Eat This Product?

[possiblyglutensensitive]

I would like to know whether I can safely eat this yogurt. I got this info from another board- the company sent this to a person in response to her questions regaring gluten in their products:

"we cannot certify that our production plant is 100% free of gluten since some of our productions contain gluten ; however, here are some more informations : the only Libert

[psawyer]

It means it is almost certainly safe, but they do not test so they are covering their legal liability with a disclaimer.

[possiblyglutensensitive]

It means it is almost certainly safe, but they do not test so they are covering their legal liability with a disclaimer.

thanks!

would YOU eat it? especially when just 1st starting gluten-free and needing to see if your symptoms improve? - at this point, if I got "glutened", I wouldn't know it.. I just feel like crap all the time

[GlutenFreeManna]

I would not eat any of the ones that have gluten or "glucous sugar derived from wheat, but no gluten". I MIGHT eat the ones that have no gluten added if they were the only option and I really wanted yogurt. To tell the truth, howeever there's so many yogurt varieties that ARE labeled gluten free and don't have as many processing risks, I probably would just not bother with this brand. They process too many varieties that do contain gluten for my comfort level. Yoplait is gltuen free here in the US, perhaps it is where you are as well? However, you might want to try cutting out dairy to see if you are casien intolerant or very lactose intolerant. I'm lactose intolerant now, but after about 6 months dairy free I could add in yogurt becaus eit has very little (if any) lactose.

[psawyer]

During the early stages of recovery from celiac disease, your intestines are still damaged and you may experience reactions to any food, gluten-free or not. Many people react to dairy products until their villi are fully healed.

That sort of "we cannot guarantee" response is the norm for mainstream manufacturers. Whether they intentionally have gluten on site or not, most do not test their ingredients, or their finished products, for gluten contamination. Hence no guarantee.

Even those companies that DO test will have a qualifier. Glutino, for example, have no intentional gluten anywhere in their facilities. They know contamination from external sources is possible, so they test. The test they use can detect 20 parts per million gluten content. So what they can "guarantee" is that there is less than 20 ppm in their gluten-free products. The reality is that it is almost certainly zero, but you can't prove that with any test.

To answer your question, yes I would eat the product.

[possiblyglutensensitive]

thanks so much to both of you

[Skylark]

Yoplait brand is putting "gluten free" on many of their yogurts if you want something you know is safe.

[Skylark]

Also the completely plain Faye yogurt is to die for. It's the creamiest yogurt I've ever eaten and I'm hooked on the stuff with a handful of berries.

[possiblyglutensensitive]

Also the completely plain Faye yogurt is to die for. It's the creamiest yogurt I've ever eaten and I'm hooked on the stuff with a handful of berries.

thanks, will try yoplait.

I'm in canada... never seen faye here...

[ravenwoodglass]

Also the completely plain Faye yogurt is to die for. It's the creamiest yogurt I've ever eaten and I'm hooked on the stuff with a handful of berries.

Is it the 'Fage' yogurt you are referring to?

[Skylark]

Is it the 'Fage' yogurt you are referring to?

Oops. Yep.

[tarnalberry]

My husband gets a little corner of our kitchen to have bread in. That means my kitchen is a shared facility. Does that mean that nothing in my kitchen is gluten-free? No. For this reason (standard cleaning practices), I do eat foods from shared facilities. Shared equipement, perhaps not so much, depending on the food. (I don't use his cutting board for my stuff!)

[cap6]

It can be part of the healing process too. I am 10 months and still can't eat yogurt. Can tolerate a tablespoon or two of milk on some gluten-free oatmeal or a small amount of cheese in a casserole but no yogurt. weird.