Less than 20 ppm is NOT gluten-free. I affirmed this years ago, by binging on allegedly "gluten-free" [not!] Chex when they first came out a few years ago, which incited a severe skin reaction. [i have DH, and consider myself a canary in the coal mine of gluten contamination.] I called in the FDA to test , but with their limited resources they were unfortunately unable to detect traces of gluten below 20 ppm. But, the evidence was clear: empirically, Chex was not "safe" for me. The symptoms were unmistakable, and directly related to the ingestion of Chex. I have never purchased another box, and refuse to trust General Mills "gluten-free" product line. Once bitten, twice shy. Caveat Emptor!
Fool me twice, shame on me! I just realized that "gluten free" Multi-Grain Cheerios have struck again. Foolishly, after many years hiatus, I succumbed to the ongoing discounts at CVS ($1.89/box) and picture of Ellen on the box, stocked up on a half-dozen or so . . . and have slowly been poisoning myself over the past few months. Today it all came to a head with brain fog, a sudden crash "nap" and generally itchy skin along with a stinging pustule on one of my knuckles. And then a big "Aha!" ~ Glutened again! The loose stools I've been having for the past few months, since resuming the Cheerios habit, suddenly now all made sense. Last week was a pustule on another knuckle joint, and some under-the-skin fluid buildup at the back of my neck. Why was I so stupid? So daring? So trusting? So naive? You got me once more, General Mills. Last time it was gluten-free Chex (big sales at Walgreens). Now gluten-free Cheerios. But never again! Here's the Watchdog's position statement, which hasn't changed in the past few years: Open Original Shared Link I should have known better!
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Fool me twice, shame on me! I just realized that "gluten free" Multi-Grain Cheerios have struck again. Foolishly, after many years hiatus, I succumbed to the ongoing discounts at CVS ($1.89/box) and picture of Ellen on the box, stocked up on a half-dozen or so . . . and have slowly been poisoning myself over the past few months. Today it all came to a head with brain fog, a sudden crash "nap" and generally itchy skin along with a stinging pustule on one of my knuckles. And then a big "Aha!" ~ Glutened again! The loose stools I've been having for the past few months, since resuming the Cheerios habit, suddenly now all made sense. Last week was a pustule on another knuckle joint, and some under-the-skin fluid buildup at the back of my neck. Why was I so stupid? So daring? So trusting? So naive? You got me once more, General Mills. Last time it was gluten-free Chex (big sales at Walgreens). Now gluten-free Cheerios. But never again! Here's the Watchdog's position statement, which hasn't changed in the past few years: Open Original Shared Link I should have known better!