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  1. psawyer
    "Confirmed gluten-free" typically means that they have gone to the extra bother to test the finished product (or the ingredients) for gluten. Other products are very often also gluten-free, but the manufacturer won't make a claim due to the possibility of undetected contamination from one of their suppliers. I'm cool with that.
  2. psawyer
    Whey is gluten-free. It is a dairy product.
  3. psawyer
    In the US, wheat must be clearly disclosed either in the ingredient list, or in a "Contains" statement. Rye and oats don't hide. The single word ingredient, "starch," means cord starch in the US and Canada. Open Original Shared Link If you don't see "wheat, rye, barley, barley malt, oats" on the labels, its not there, or hidden in "flavors, starches...
  4. psawyer
    Makes cents to me!
  5. psawyer
    Does this training involve a flowchart?
  6. psawyer
    The USDA regulates meat and poultry. We hear stories here regularly about chicken or turkey being injected with broth, and allegations that the broth contains wheat. I have yet to see a proven case, but if any grain product (including, but not limited to, wheat) were added it would have to be disclosed. The USDA also regulates eggs.
  7. psawyer
    Cheers!
  8. psawyer
    Just don't swish on anyone's biscuit.
  9. psawyer
    Shiraz ready!
  10. psawyer
    For any given member, no matter what post you look at, the post count is the current total number of posts by that member. You could go find a post Patti made four years ago, and it would say 19,994.
  11. psawyer
    You walked into Psillyville, where anything and everything has been fair game for the last six years.
  12. psawyer
    And, psillie post #50,000 goes to ... Patti!
  13. psawyer
    FALCPA applies to most packaged food sold in the US. It requires clear disclosure of eight top allergens, one of which is wheat. The law can be met either by listing wheat in the ingredients list, or by including a "contains" statement listing wheat. Many companies do both. But if there is no contains statement, you must still read the ingredients completely...
  14. psawyer
    I will respond to this point as a start. The Canadian Celiac Association Pocket Dictionary: Acceptability of Foods & Food Ingredients for the Gluten-Free Diet, Click, says: This publication is ISBN 0-921026-21-8 and was published in 2005. Do you have a more recent study? Maybe one that tests the wine and shows positive for gluten?
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    Open Original Shared Link
  16. psawyer
    Caramel color is not a concern. All Coke versions are gluten-free, as are all variations of Pepsi.
  17. psawyer
    Grain alcohol, being distilled, is generally considered safe for celiacs. PAM cooking spray, with the exception of the "baking" version, is gluten-free.
  18. psawyer
    The prohibited items have the word malt as a word. Several gluten-free ingredients start with the letters m-a-l-t. Safe: Maltitol Maltodextrin Maltol Maltose (also known as "malt sugar") Unsafe: Malt (unless a gluten-free source is stated, as in "rice malt") Malt Extract Malt Flavor Malt Syrup Malt Vinegar Malted Milk
  19. psawyer
    With any prepared seasoning, read the ingredients carefully. But you can make your own from single-ingredient herbs and spices.
  20. psawyer
    There are several possible blood tests, some of which are more accurate than others. DGP IgA is the newest. It is sensitive and highly specific to celiac disease. Many doctors will now diagnose celiac disease based on a positive DGP IgA result. Yes, the endoscopy can find other conditions besides celiac disease. ETA: mushroom and I were typing at the...
  21. psawyer
    My understanding is that the DGP IgA is highly specific to celiac disease, and that a false positive is very rare. Unfortunately, false negatives on the biopsy can occur for a number of reasons. A few: Damage to the villi is patchy, and an affected part was not sampled (perhaps too few samples were taken; The disease is in the early stages, and damage...
  22. psawyer
    True, dat!
  23. psawyer
    Hi, Sam, The word "gluten" has two senses. To a biologist or chemist, it refers to the prolamine storage protein of a grain--any grain. That includes rice and corn. To a dietitian, and as used here, it refers to a subset comprising the gluten in wheat, rye and barley. These are the ones that trigger the celiac disease reaction. Oats are generally...
  24. psawyer
    Just be careful on the Worcestershire sauce. Lea & Perrins is gluten-free in the United States, but contains malt vinegar (barley) in other countries.
  25. psawyer
    Yes, you can.
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