Jump to content

psawyer

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    5,737

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    55

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995

Everything posted by psawyer

  1. psawyer
    Orville Redenbacher is a ConAgra brand. They will not hide gluten--it will be clearly disclosed if present.
  2. psawyer
    Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from canola, a specific form of rapeseed. It is gluten-free.
  3. psawyer
    The board adminstrator (Scott) sends updates from time to time to interested members about celiac.com, the parent site to this board. You can opt out during registration--apparently you didn't. You can change your mind at any time. Click on "My Controls" at the top of the page, select "Email settings" under "Options" on the left hand side, and clear the check...
  4. psawyer
    Smuckers will not call any product "gluten free" at this time due to the remote possibility that there could be unknown cross contamination in something they got from an outside supplier (i.e., beyond their control). Meanwhile, as they keep their @$$ firmly covered, they will not hide gluten in vague ingredients like "natural flavor" and the like. Any known...
  5. psawyer
    To clarify my post above, with these brands you must read the entire ingredient list looking for the names of the grains that contain gluten. The allergy alert is not enough, as it will only disclose wheat. I used flavor merely as an example. The rule applies to all ambiguous things like food starch, seasonings and all the other "red flag" terms. These...
  6. psawyer
    The companies that just label wheat are merely complying with current US law. There are a number of companies/brands that will clearly label all gluten sources. Several very large food companies do have this policy. You need to look for wheat, rye, oats or barley in their ingredient lists. If you don't see any of those words on one of their products, then...
  7. psawyer
    What statement are you reading? The one on the McDonalds web site does NOT say that. It says gluten was detectable in the "wheat ingredient of the natural flavoring," but says nothing about the oil having been tested. Open Original Shared Link
  8. psawyer
    Neither timothy nor alfalfa are sources of gluten. They are grasses, not grains. Contamination is a possibility. It is also entirely possible to be allergic to either of these plants! Hives suggest an allergic response, not one of gluten intolerance.
  9. psawyer
    "I read somewhere" is pretty vague. Do you know details of what brand in particular of chewing gum is NOT gluten-free? The Canadian Celiac Association guide lists chewing gum as safe. The powder on the gum in the package is typically sugar, not flour.
  10. psawyer
    "All gin is flavored." Well, yes it is. The flavoring, principally juniper, is added to the mash prior to distillation. The resulting distilled spirit is safe, as is any distilled spirit to which nothing has been added after distillation. Some people react to grain alcohol, and may need to avoid gin for that reason. The subject of distilled spirits has...
  11. psawyer
    The Food Allergy Labelling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) was passed in 2004 and took effect on January 1, 2006. It requires that the top eight food allergens be clearly disclosed by name on all food labels in the US. The eight are: milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans. Of the possible sources of gluten, only...
  12. psawyer
    Plain wine is fine, even the cheap plonk in the box. Any time you add flavor to anything you need to look at what has been added, since there could be gluten in it. But wine is okay. Enjoy!
  13. psawyer
    And, they considered only lymphoma. There are many, many other diseases and conditions associated with untreated celiac to consider. What about diabetes, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, just to name a few of them?
  14. psawyer
    It depends on what type of food starch was modified to create the ingredient. Starch which has been pre-cooked is labelled as "modified." If it is wheat, it contains gluten and must be avoided. More often than not it is corn starch, which is fine. It could also be rice, potato, or some other starch. In the USA, since January 2006, if it is wheat it must...
  15. psawyer
    The orange square is a button which will take you to the oldest unread post in that thread. If there is no orange square by a topic, it means that all the posts in that topic are marked as read. Read, of course, means read or marked read for your user name.
  16. psawyer
    I am! If it is made from something else, it must say so. In addition, in the US, FALCPA requires wheat to be clearly labelled in every single case.
  17. psawyer
    There are quite a number of food manufacturers whose labels you CAN trust to reveal any gluten sources. Most companies do not lie, despite what a few people claim. These brands/companies can be trusted: Arrowhead Mills, Aunt Nelly's, Balance, Baskin Robbins, Ben & Jerry, Bertoli, Betty Crocker, Blue Bunny, Breyers, Campbells, Cascadian Farms, Celestial...
  18. psawyer
    Pet food labelling in Canada and the US is subject to the rules of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), a non-government organization. Open Original Shared Link Unlike human food, gluten sources will always be clearly identified. I have never seen rye in cat or dog food, but wheat, oats and barley are not uncommon. You can generally...
  19. psawyer
    Open Original Shared Link You might want to read the whole thread.
  20. psawyer
    That ingredient list is safe. There is nothing in it that could have been used to conceal wheat (or other gluten), even before FALCPA came into effect.
  21. psawyer
    If it just says vinegar, it is distilled and is not a problem. Malt vinegar is not distilled, and therefore cannot be labelled as just vinegar. It will always say malt vinegar if that is what it is.
  22. psawyer
    Malabsorption does not need to be total. It can be partial, whereby some, but only a fraction, of the nutrients are absorbed. Or, it can affect certain nutrients while others are being absorbed. Like so many things in life, it is more about shades of grey than it is about black and white. In celiac disease, the damage to the villi in the small intestine causes...
  23. psawyer
    This has been posted elsewhere, but here is the list I have of companies/brands that will always clearly disclose gluten sources. Many of them will tell you to read the label, and has been pointed out by others in this thread, that is a good thing! My List: Arrowhead Mills, Aunt Nelly's, Balance, Baskin Robbins, Ben & Jerry, Bertoli, Betty Crocker...
  24. psawyer
    Welcome to the forum! There is no such thing as a negative biopsy, only one which is not positive. Okay, that probably needs an explanation. A biopsy which finds damage to the villi conclusively proves celiac disease. But a biopsy which does not find damage does not mean that there is not some damage in a different place that was not sampled. It is...
  25. psawyer
    If you mean an avatar, I see a picture of a woman sitting on the floor in front of a fireplace. Or is it something else you are trying to do?
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.