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Hi, I was diagnosed with celiac (with biopsy) and went on the gluten-free diet in 2008 (when I was 37 years old). I just had some blood work done, and it shows I have low vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels, both of which my GP told me were likely related to my celiac disease. And, I have indeed read that low levels of these vitamins can be caused by celiac...

Pizza Delight is a chain in Atlantic Canada (and perhaps elsewhere?). They just announced on their Facebook page that they are going to be offering a gluten-free dough option beginning on March 7. They also said that their staff will be trained on "allergy safety".

Just wanted to alert folks in the Nova Scotia area who might be in the area of Halifax/Sackville/Dartmouth...there is a pizzeria chain called "Pizzatown" that makes (and even delivers) gluten free pizzas. I was just in the location on Joseph Howe Drive for the first time, and the owner (and his helper workers) were extremely knowledgeable about celiac disease...

I've had issues with all Kraft cheese that contain natamycin. I can only tolerate cheeses that don't have that ingredient.

I'm not so sure about that. There are different types of Hershey's Kisses, first of all; and the Hershey's Canada website does not have any allergen info readily available as far as I can see.

OK, so, being curious, and nervous about drinking a beer that supposedly starts from malt (!), I finally decided to contact the company and get the straight information on Mongozo and gluten-free beer. I exchanged emails with Jan Fleurkens at Mongozo, who quite helpfully was able to answer questions about Mongozo products. First off: The only TRULY...

Well, as you know it's all up to personal preference, but as long as it's being tested, and coming up at less than 10 ppm, I'd feel pretty safe. Obviously there are other dangers (the danger that their source ingredients are cross-contaminated from the supplier, or the danger that some kind of machinery flaw results in a bad batch that contains gluten),...

Apologies if this has already been posted and discussed (I couldn't find mention here during a search), but have you folks seen this?? Open Original Shared Link This is incredibly scary to me! A soy flour tested at 3,000 parts per million!?!??

Just trying to scrounge up info here....does anyone know of any hot dogs sold anywhere in Canada that positively, 100%, are gluten-free? Not "may contain wheat" or anything vague like that? I've had a look at various brands sold in stores here in Nova Scotia, and I'm yet to find something that's 100% safe. It's so frustrating, because so many hot dogs...

You're very welcome--it's always a joy to be able to share good news like this with my fellow celiacs A followup: I've had four more Boston Pizza gluten-free pizzas since I originally posted this, all from the same Stony Plain BP location. No reactions whatsoever. Last time I was there, there was a different person at the till, so I decided, as a...

Hey, fantastic! Yeah, I'm writing this seven hours after my BP experience, and I feel absolutely fine. I'd definitely trust the Stony Plain location....of course, ask anyway to make sure, but they'll almost certainly tell you that they're on top of the celiac issue. They seem to be quite experienced at it (and of course the manager, Fred, has celiac too...

Hey there all, Boston Pizza now serves gluten-free pizza! I'll just tell the story, as it might shed some additional details on it: I used to live in Alberta, near a town called Stony Plain, which has a BP. I just returned there a couple of days ago for a vacation. Before I returned here, I searched for gluten-free restaurants in the Stony...

Hi all, I was a longtime member of pizzamaking.com before my celiac diagnosis. It is THE place on the Internet for all things related to making pizza. I just PM'ed the admin there, and he was kind enough to create a "Gluten Free Pizza" area amidst the other "NY Pizza Style", "Chicago Pizza Style", and "Neapolitan Pizza Style" areas. This will be a...

Yes, good point. In response to a query I made, I just got this email from David Kalish, the Director of Purchasing for Nathan's. Note the bit at the end about checking the packages: "In response to many inquiries from our loyal customers over the past few years, we began work on a new spice formula that did not contain glutens. Nathan's is very proud...

Just wanted to add this. I wrote to Nathan's thanking them for going gluten-free. I just got this today from David Kalish, Nathan's Director of Purchasing: "In response to many inquiries from our loyal customers over the past few years, we began work on a new spice formula that did not contain glutens. Nathan's is very proud of the fact that we were...