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cjm
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 Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject: Mission tortilla chips? |
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| Has anyone else noticed that they no longer say Gluten-Free on the bags? I've sent them an email to ask, but there has been no response yet. Just wondering if anyone knows, before I give them a call..... |
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cruelshoes
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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You are right, Mission no longer labels them gluten-free. I e-mailed the company about it. They have not changed a thing, just took away the gluten-free label. Their reason is that the governement (US) will be defining what is gluten-free in the near future. They are waiting to see what comes of that before they label gluten-free.
Hope this helps.
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cjm
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, that helps a bunch! Thanks. Wonder why they didn't change the labelling on the corn tortillas, too, though? |
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aklap
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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It needs to be set before 2008. That's when companies can voluntarily label products are GF. It's suspected to be at 20 parts per million.
Edit: See below for actual time frame.
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The Edifying Conscience
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| aklap wrote: | | It needs to be set before 2008. That's when companies can voluntarily label products are GF. It's suspected to be at 20 parts per million. |
I thought the deadline for the definition was January '08. Now I'm going to have to do a google search to find out for sure. |
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aklap
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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It maybe Jan 08...I just know that 08 is when it takes effect...
Technically I guess it could be set anytime in 08.
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aklap
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:01 am Post subject: |
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OK - here's the scoop...
Had I read my Summer Edition of GF Living [which i've had for at least 1 month], I'd have known that GF definition will be put into place in August of 2008. They have an article discussing the labeling issues.
| Quote: | | The FDA has propsed a definition that would limit the amount of gluten in any food labeled "gluten free" to less than 20 parts per million. But a final definition is not expected to go into effect until August 2008. |
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cjm
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ummmm.....can a celiac eat foods that have 20 ppm gluten in them? I thought we had to be 100% free of gluten. I'm a bit worried about this.
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