Lisa

Here is a listing of Burt's Bees natural ingredients: (very informative)

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I use plain old Vaseline. Cheap, easy and one ingredient! Can't beat that. No CC there.

Good point!

Just because a company will not claim a gluten free status of a product, does not mean that they contain gluten. Generally, it's a CYA statement.

So often these days of law suits, companies will claim "no gluten ingredients", rather than "gluten free". The standards for listing a products gluten free has yet to be established by law, in the US.

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Ingredients: cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, olus (vegetable oil, huile vegetale), cera alba (beeswax, cire d'abeille), sclerocarya birrea seed oil, soybean glycerides, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, garcinia indica seed butter*, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) unsaponifiables, cymbopogon martini oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) oil, tocopherol, myroxylon pereirae (balsam peru) oil, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, illicium verum (anise) fruit/seed oil, cananga odorata flower oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil, citric acid, geraniol, linalool, benzyl benzoate. *Kokum Butter

But that does not mean that they could have changed their formulation, but according to this ingredient listing, I see no gluten. I would not have an issue with this product.

I called Burt's Bees tonight and they also told me that they no longer claim any of their products to be gluten free.

I may be wrong, but I believe that I have heard that B's B was sold and under a new company. That might explain the new CYA statement.

It does list soybean oil and canola oil, which some people may be sensitive to.

They still list all the ingredients very clearly on the ingredient listing. I have no issue with their lip balm.

Thanks, Lisa, those are a huge help! I hope to make some contacts soon, is there a certain procedure that is used when doing this on a message board? I'm not that familiar with using one.

Find the category that would be appropriate for your questions and post it. For instance, if you have a questions about testing for Celiac Disease you can post here:

https://www.celiac.com/forums/forum/13-celiac-disease-pre-diagnosis-testing-symptoms/

You can either comment on an existing topic, or begin a new topic. If you post in the wrong category, no problem, we can easily move it around.

Welcome!

AND...you are welcome to post your questions here. This is the best support group around!

The strata sound great because you can use gluten free waffles and prepare it the night before. I might substitute the smoked salmon for shrimp, and will be grilling a marinated beef tenderloin. I need one more thing, but Ambrosia with fresh cream for desert.

We are rearranging our Christmas traditions to share with the in-laws this year.

What's your favorite Christmas morn casserole or tradition?

Just curious can one link to their facebook page (in off topic of course)

or is that in contravention of the self promotion rule ????

Not sure Dave. Will have to get Scott to comment on that question.

Excuse the ad, but a must see:

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Enjoy!

At the store where we sell pet foods and supplies.

I will have to look in to your suggestions. We lost a 17 yer old kitty during Hurricane Irene, a few months ago. I still miss her at the door waiting to get in. No more kitties in this house. No No.

Look for a source near you of a product called Nok-Out. It is more effective than Febreeze. It works on just about any odour of organic origin, including tobacco, but also skunk, urine, vomit, feces, sweat (gym bags), etc.

We sell it in the store, and use it ourselves. It is awesome.

Damn Peter..where have you been hangin' out?

I've been diagnosed with Celiac disease for about 6 months now. I'm interested in trying some new alcohol but fear of being gluten-ed. I've been sticking with Growers Cider and wine, but with the Christmas social season starting, I was wondering about a few others. I know Carolin's Irish liqueur is gluten free (it states that it is on their website) but what about peach schnapps, or watermelon liqueur? What alcohol do you guys usually drink that is safe? I stay away from all Vodka, no matter if it was made from potato since I have always had bad reactions to Vodka. Thanks!

Here is some information:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/gluten-free-alcoholic-beverages-r218/

Love to especially since where you live is far warmer than where I do! I've been approached several times to open a restaurant - part of me wants to but my logical side says nay.

Especially warm to date with paper whites blooming in December. Do you know how to make a million dollars in a restaurant? Invest two million.

....exit the hijacking ..too good a topic to interrupt .

Many of the best classic desserts are thankfully gluten free naturally. Note that many do contain dairy - sorry! Some of my favourites include:

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta

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Hazelnut Semifreddo with Caramel Sauce

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Creme Brulee

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Bananas Foster

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Pavlova with Passion Fruit Custard

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Eton Mess

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Chocolate Truffles

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Raspberry Pate de Fruits

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Salted Butter Caramels

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Vanilla Bean Poached Pears in White Wine

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Double Chocolate Pave with Hazelnut Crust

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And one of my favourites I've been making since I was a kid:

Hazelnut-Almond Dacquoise with Espresso Buttercream

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Please feel to add your favourites. I have more to add but will leave it at this for today.

Please open a restaurant in my town.

However people who follow a poor diet, or those who are on crash diets for extended periods of time to loose weight, can develop this illness and have blunted villi commonly associated with Celiac.

This tread is very old. After almost seven years, I have resolved my issues. But, not my question..

I totally agree, as does my doctor. But, here is the million dollar question...does malnutrition cause Celiac Disease, or with a proper diet, could one eat gluten again successfully after recovery from the malnutrition?

Hi, could someone provide a reputable link for why this is so?

I know my food allergies/intolerances and have been tested for all the other stuff---lyme, thyroid, ad nauseum. And earlier this year, unexpectedly, I had a gluten reaction to plain aspirin where I don't react to it in other medications. There were no other changes in my diet or personal products at the time so the culprit could only have been the aspirin. The only suspect ingredient when I went back and checked after reacting was the maltodextrin. Maltodextrin isn't in the products that I usually use that give me no trouble. It's possible that perhaps the product was made in China like so many things in the store it was from, I guess. Or it was made in a facility that also processes things with WBR. I don't think I have the bottle anymore to check for sure though---I do know there was no labeling about "may contain wheat" or "processed in a facility that processes WBR" as I do read labels for that as well as other names that I am aware of for gluten.

Oh, and does anyone have any reputable links that address whether medications have any requirements for labeling about wheat or gluten? I know that the FDA is working on standards for food, but do those standards extend to medications as well?

Thanks for your help!

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Maltodextrin can be enzymatically derived from any starch. In the US, this starch is usually corn

If wheat were to be used in the US, by law, it would have to be listed. Barley, and rye are not players here.

Gin might work, too.

Ewwwwww.....shaking my head (vigorously).

Eee Gads, I buy a big container of this every week, prefer it to OJ because it isn't so sweet. DP announced that Diane Sawyer was on national news outside Ocean Spray due to the arsenic posioning and reporting how many people have become sick from it.

I didn't see the news release myself, but thought you'd be interested in case you didn't see the news, especially since we don't need another "arsnic" ... already have our gluten rat poisin.

Subject to earlier news:

The subject of the article was naturally occurring arsenic in apple juice. Some brands tested higher than others. (I don't have the primary data). It was suggested that children under the age of seven, have the apple juice watered down. But, the alarm bell was not ringing.

It's a fluid story so let's wait for the facts. I have a two year old grand daughter who's drink of choice is toddlers apple juice. I can assure you, I will stay on top of this.

I was not aware of the story of Ocean Spray Sparkling . Humph, just bought it for the girls this weekend.It was consumed. Wonder if Vodka dilutes the arsenic.?

I'm late to the party, but want to wander in.

the smell of smoke strikes me as repulsive.

YES! Me too!

Now, to tackle the other evil again. I hate to fold clothes.

Swanson's Chicken broth is a staple in my home. I also use HerbOX Chicken in my rice.

Clever people!

Yes, but we are smarter!

So is Aldis being misleading when their single ingredient products have this "natually gluten free" on them? Or are they just stating the obvious (assuming there are no cross contamination issues, which aren't even brought up on these products at all)?

NO, they are just jumping on the Gluten Free Band Wagon. It's money, it's marketing.

I can only say that I have been glutened by some Trader Joe's products that contain this statement. I assume it's from cross-contamination.

There are some pretty good pastas from gluten friendly companies. I really like Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta.

Rach..there are brighter days ahead xxxooo