I was
bemused and somewhat incensed that many companies exhibiting at the Natural
Products Expo West proudly offered up their cooked items that were Gluten-Free.
But if you looked closely at all the signs they had in their booth, you may
have seen a sign that said that gluten-free items were also cooked in the same
appliance that foods containing gluten were.
What the
hell is the point of that? Hello. It’s no longer gluten-free if you don’t mix
the products together. Nowadays, I won’t even consider a company unless they
are solely gluten-free or they use a completely different facility for
gluten-free products that they do with their other products. But that still
doesn’t mean that their gluten-free products won’t be contaminated. Annie’s
makes both gluten and gluten-free products. Are they delivered to the store in
different trucks? Are they stored in the same warehouse?
And if
you’ve been to the store when their stocking shelves, do you really think
they’re careful about handling? I’ve seen palettes of gluten and non-gluten
products stacked tougher.
Has anyone
recently carried a bag of flour? Those puffs, drips, and drops aren’t harmless.
The FDA
only controls what is packaged into your food. After the fact, you’re pretty
much on your own.
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