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Was She (Likely) Glutened?


JenC

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JenC Apprentice

My husband took our daughter to the park. Afterward he stopped to get her a treat. Rather than get her something from the several options I listed, he got her a McDonald's strawberry sundae with nuts. :angry: Though their site says they're gluten-free, what are the chances of cross-contamination in this case?


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If you're asking is it okay to read him the riot act for not following directions on a potential glutening, the answer is yes.

McDonalds, like many other fast food places, does not set out to specifically make their food gluten free, with some sort of monitoring/testing/protocols along the entire way. While it may fall under the category of "naturally gluten free" because the ingredients currently (and I checked their website) don't have gluten, you don't know what was going on in the kitchen nor at the distributor's.

kareng Grand Master

It's probably OK. I know people on here who get the chocolate ones. The person who does the ice cream is usually the person taking the money or , if it's really busy, they have a helper to get drinks & ice cream. I would watch them like a hawk.

lovegrov Collaborator

This particular item would not be near the top of my list for CC concerns, but, yes, fast-food places in general are dangerous.

richard

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I don't think it was from there. I eat fries from there and don't get sick. Don't lay into him too hard.

twe0708 Community Regular

My husband took our daughter to the park. Afterward he stopped to get her a treat. Rather than get her something from the several options I listed, he got her a McDonald's strawberry sundae with nuts. :angry: Though their site says they're gluten-free, what are the chances of cross-contamination in this case?

I eat their caramel sundaes and do just fine.

JenC Apprentice

Well, no apparent CC this time. :)


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We get the sundaes, shakes and M & M mcflurries all the time.

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