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  1. psawyer
    That link is from Australia, and may not apply elsewhere. Corn gluten is safe for celiacs. "Gluten" is defined by a chemist as the protein (prolamine) from a grain--any grain. As seen by a dietitian, or a celiac, it refers to the proteins in wheat, rye and barley (oats may or may not be included). Also, please be aware that this topic is from January...
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    The Schengen Area is the free travel zone, within which there are no border controls. It is named for the city in which the agreement was originaly negotiated.
  3. psawyer
    Okay, I looked into how the EU works, and found this diagram: What could be simpler than that?
  4. psawyer
    Okay, play the theme from The Twilight Zone. Prior to my diagnosis, I worked for several years at the corner of Vic Park & Sheppard. We would occasionally go for lunch at Remezzo. I am hardly ever in the area anymore. Yesterday afternoon, due to a closure on the 404, I drove down Warden to the 401. As I passed Remezzo, I had memories of gluten-loaded...
  5. psawyer
    You'd get your Sven fer sure! Aren't you about as far East of The City as Heathrow is West? Quite the hike, that. Great news that the two of you can meet phace to phace.
  6. psawyer
    While "natural flavors" can contain gluten, they very rarely actually do. The most likely source would be barley malt, and that is a relatively expensive ingredient, so it is usually explicitly declared as "malt flavor." If there were wheat in it, in the US it would be required by law to be disclosed as just that, "wheat." Open Original Shared Link...
  7. psawyer
    If I recall correctly, US citizens do not need a visa to enter the UK. I know Canadian citizens do not, but I have only ever entered the UK as a Canadian (I also have a US passport).
  8. psawyer
    I've sent Scott (admin) a note asking him to have a look at this, but he isn't usually around on the weekend.
  9. psawyer
    That's strange. You should see something like:
  10. psawyer
    Spain and the UK are both in the EU, aren't they? I thought there was no passport control *within* the EU, so the flights between Heathrow and Spain would be like ones within the UK, or am I confused? I was last over there in 1992, when there were still British Passports and the UK was not part of the EU.
  11. psawyer
    To the right of your name at the top right of the page is a pull-down menu (click on the downward-pointing triangle). Choose "My Settings." A page will appear which has, on the left side, a button labeled "Change Password." Click it. A page will appear where you must then enter your current password and the new password (twice). After you have done...
  12. psawyer
    This thread is from 2006, with a few updates in early 2009. Please be aware that gluten-free status information in old posts may no longer be correct, as ingredients change.
  13. psawyer
    Just a thought--could it be sugar in them? They are sweetened with something that replaced the malt.
  14. psawyer
    We try to comment when an old topic rises from the ashes, but we don't get every one. We do watch for it, since a new post in an old thread is a red flag for possible spam.
  15. psawyer
    It is possible for gluten to hide in flavoring, but it almost never does. Shelley Case, RD, in her book Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide says, Shelley is Canadian, but her advice applies equally to the US.
  16. psawyer
    Well, I was offline for a while yesterday and today. I was engaged in an urgent project to help ensure my dentist could afford his next new BMW, Sometime early last week I bit too hard on something, and developed a pain in the teef on my left side. By Thursday, it was getting bad, so I promised Jacquie that I would phone the dentist on Friday. By the...
  17. psawyer
    Hi there! Welcome aboard. I live in Markham and own a business in North Toronto. I haven't tried the Pizza Nova gluten-free option, but have done the Pizza Pizza one a number of times. I do prefer our home-made pizzas. Boston Pizza reportedly has a new gluten-free option, but we haven't yet tried it. Can you tell we like pizza. Swiss Chalet have...
  18. psawyer
    There is some serious lack of participation here! I can't recall when we have ever gone more than 24 hours without a psilly post (except the time board was down for 2 days). Where the H*** is everybody?
  19. psawyer
    I am very comfortable buying products from any Kraft brand. I know that if I don't see a gluten grain listed, it isn't hiding. Unilever is another huge company with the same policy--disclose any gluten grain by name.
  20. psawyer
    Lori2, you may have an issue with fructose.
  21. psawyer
    There are a small minority of celiacs who react like you do, but for the vast majority of us, distilled spirits are fine.
  22. psawyer
    DH refers to Dermatitis Herpetiformis, the skin rash manifestation of celiac disease. BTW I fixed the title.
  23. psawyer
    I suppose that it depends on how you define genetically modified. Humans have been selectively breeding plants and animals for centuries (or maybe even longer). The cow you milk today bears limited resemblance to the source of dairy found in the Torah. The wheat we grow today is very different from what Jesus would have had at the Last Supper. Pets are also...
  24. psawyer
    Yes. This is a suitable treatment for grill grates and cast iron cookware to clean them. A self-cleaning oven will reach and hold this temperature. I'm not so sure about the barbecue getting that hot. And fer sure, it won't work with food.
  25. psawyer
    My understanding is that gluten can be destroyed by heating to at least 650F throughout and then holding for at least thirty minutes. Any food you did that to would no longer be edible and would be full of newly created carcinogens. Bon appetit!
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