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  1. psawyer
    It is indeed eerily quiet here in the land of the psillies.
  2. psawyer
    Whoa! It is a big jump from being told that there is no guarantee that there is no chance of inadvertent, undetected cross-contamination, to declaring that "all of their drinks are probably contaminated." Nothing you cited in your post, or contained in any of the other posts in this topic, supports your accusation. If you have actual evidence to support...
  3. psawyer
    "Can not guarantee gluten-free status" is generally a disclaimer given for legal reasons. It does not mean that the product contains gluten. Any guarantee requires testing to back it up, and for cost reasons it is rarely done. If testing is done, there will be a qualifier applied, such as "tested to verify less than 20 ppm gluten." And again, less than...
  4. psawyer
    Yeah! What she said. We love this. The directions say it makes two 12" crusts. We prefer a thinner crust and make three from each package. Each pizza serves 2-3 (or maybe even 4).
  5. psawyer
    I suspect that it has always been there, and that it represents a new labeling policy by Unilever. Here is a link to a recent discussion about Lipton Onion Soup Mix, another Unilever product. The level of barley in that product is 40 parts per billion, well below the threshold for gluten-free status.
  6. psawyer
    DH is Dermatitis Herpetiformis, the skin rash manifestation of celiac disease.
  7. psawyer
    This article is about food allergies, not autoimmune reactions. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition, not an allergy. The referenced tests measure IgE levels. Tests for celiac disease measure IgA and IgG levels.
  8. psawyer
    If they are not scratched and have been thoroughly washed (two dishwasher runs would be good enought for me), I would consider them safe. YMMV.
  9. psawyer
    Paper towels under your clean container and over top of it should be fine. To be really paranoid thorough, lift the covering towel and discard it. Then wash your hands before taking your container out of the microwave. Leave the other towel for later (or somebody else) to deal with.
  10. psawyer
    If they have been thoroughly cleaned, there should be no problem. But when traveling it is faster and easier to bring your own gluten-free microwave. As long as the food is on a clean plate and covered, you can probably use a shared microwave without trouble. If the oven is self-cleaning, run the clean cycle. It is hard to get rid of gluten with heat-...
  11. 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...
  12. psawyer
    Unfortunately, they have included some items which fit the biological definition of "gluten," being protein from a grain. Not all grain proteins fit the definition of gluten we use here. Corn gluten (zein) does not trigger the celiac autoimmune reaction, although some people, including some celiacs, are intolerant to corn. The corn-derived ingredients in...
  13. psawyer
    It means it is almost certainly safe, but they do not test so they are covering their legal liability with a disclaimer.
  14. psawyer
    Scotch is now generally accepted as safe, but some old lists are still around that have outdated information.
  15. psawyer
    Welcome! The intestinal damage caused by celiac disease is to the villi that line the small intestine. A colonoscopy cannot detect that. It is common to do an endoscopy at the same time if celiac is suspected. The preparation for a colonoscopy is a pain, but it is more than enough for the endoscopy, so there is no extra prep. A colonoscopy is prudent...
  16. psawyer
    The interesting thing to me, is that the presentation's title, first slide, and third-to-last slide talk about dedicated facilities. But nothing in the actual content talks about shared facility risks. If you want to try to scare people off shared facilities, at least provide some relevant evidence. It does clearly show that there is some equipment which...
  17. psawyer
    An olive bar? You mean one of those places where the olives are in open bulk containers and customers help themselves and fill their own container? Holy cow! What a risk for contamination, especially if there is a salad bar nearby, like at our local grocery store.
  18. psawyer
    "Gluten" refers to the prolamine protein found in wheat, rye and barley. It is a natural part of the plants. The protein in oats is similar, and considered gluten by some. Even if you tolerate pure oats, commercial oats in North America are invariably contaminated with wheat and thus not gluten-free.
  19. psawyer
    I'm not sure where you are. In the US, soy is a top-eight allergen and must, by law (FALCPA) be clearly disclosed in the ingredient list when present. The eight are wheat, soy, milk, peanuts, eggs, tree nuts, fish, and crustacean shellfish. In Canada, it is a top-ten allergen. The above eight are included, plus sesame seeds and sulphites. The presence...
  20. psawyer
    According to Shelley Case, regular and instant coffee are both gluten-free, with the exception noted above for flavored coffee.
  21. psawyer
    Plain coffee, whether decaffeinated or regular, is gluten-free. If a flavor is added, is is possible that the flavor may contain gluten (although not common).
  22. psawyer
    I don't know where you are. In Canada, Apotex is a large manufacturer of generic prescription medications. They have told me that none of their products contain gluten.
  23. psawyer
    006, your example of the former smoker who developed lung cancer is a worst-case scenario. Yes, that can happen. You can drive carefully and still be injured or killed in a collision. The risk of smoking-related disease decreases dramatically when you quit and stay that way for a few years. It does not go to zero. I am a former smoker who quit almost 21 years...
  24. psawyer
    Scared of lawsuits? Lawyer told them not to say "gluten-free" about anything? Sadly, becoming more and more common.
  25. psawyer
    The genetic results say that you have the two classic genes associated with celiac disease. You are at risk of developing celiac disease at some point in the future, although only a minority of people do. Your antibody tests clearly indicate that you do not have it today. Your IgA serum is normal, so the results of the other tests are valid.
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