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NorthernElf Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 213 Location: British Columbia, Canada	Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:51 pm    Post subject: Wendy's Chili Ok, I think it got me. I have eaten this product before with no problems but a few days ago I ate some while travelling (with a baked potato, plain) and that night there was that nausea and cramping and then the bathroom trips in the morning. It was bad - it took a couple of days for the cramping to resolve - anytime I ate something (all safe) it would spasm my stomach. I'm pretty sure it was gluten and not some virus because a couple of weeks before a roasted chicken from Extra Foods got me - same reaction. I'm choked because that Chili was my easy meal when out & about. I would love to hear of others' experiences !
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aklap Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8786 Location: WI, USA	Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:06 pm    Post subject: Sorry to hear that Elf! Hope things are better now. Somewhere I saw that the chili was made from left over burgers [presumably that had been in buns]. If that's true or not I don't know. I just thought I'd pass it on. Maybe it's something you can check on. Looks like chili will be removed from your list _________________ Al “We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa
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cruelshoes Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2682 Location: Washington State	Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:33 am    Post subject: aklap wrote: Somewhere I saw that the chili was made from left over burgers [presumably that had been in buns]. If that's true or not I don't know. I just thought I'd pass it on. Maybe it's something you can check on. Here is the thread you are talking about. Sorry the chili is giving your trouble, Elf. We have eaten it lots of times without reacting, but maybe it was CC like Al mentions above. For anyone's reference, here are the ingredients: Quote: Small Chili Ground Beef, Chili Base (tomatoes, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), Chili Seasoning (maltodextrin, tomato powder, salt, modified corn starch, chili powder, sugar, onion powder, spices, dextrose, garlic powder, silicon dioxide, soya oil, xanthan gum, citric acid, autolyzed yeast extract, flavour and artificial flavour, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), Kidney Beans [kidney beans, water, sugar, corn syrup, salt, natural flavourings, onion, calcium chloride, calcium disodium EDTA (preservative)], Chili Beans (pink beans, water, sugar, corn syrup, salt, natural flavourings, onion, calcium chloride), Vegetable Mix (onion, celery, green pepper). Hot Chili seasoning Water, Corn Syrup, Salt, Vinegar, Natural Flavours, Xanthan Gum, Caramel. Cheddar Cheese, shredded Milk, Modified Milk Ingredients, Bacterial Culture, Salt, Microbial Enzyme, Colour, Cellulose, Natamycin. May Contain Calcium Chloride. CONTAINS: MILK. Here's their current GF list for Canada. _________________ -Colleen Dx 8/05 via bloodwork/biopsy 10-YO son Dx 11/05 via bloodwork/biopsy Daughters (12 and 2) have neg. bloodwork A woman is like a tea bag-you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Torrey Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 957 Location: Hawthorne, NJ	Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:03 pm    Post subject: aklap wrote: Sorry to hear that Elf! Hope things are better now. Somewhere I saw that the chili was made from left over burgers [presumably that had been in buns]. If that's true or not I don't know. I just thought I'd pass it on. Maybe it's something you can check on. Looks like chili will be removed from your list Al is right...the chili *is* made from leftover hamburgers (I have a friend who worked there as a teenager, so he saw it first-hand), but I don't believe those burgers ever make it to getting buns on them. Ok, that sounded bad, but you know what I mean! But, I have never had a problem with it, so perhaps it is CC, like Colleen suggested? _________________ ~Torrey August 24, 1975 GF BD July 12, 2004
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jimsters Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 123 Location: Blue Sky Planet	Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:36 pm    Post subject: I think it may be the dreaded cross contamination. Maybe they used the spoon for chili for something else and got ya that way. I have a chicken joint down the road that I can eat at. One day I was waiting to pick up an order. It has one of those see into it kitchens. I am watching the guy cut up the cooked chickens for orders. Suddenly he reaches over and grabs a bunch of buns and cuts them on the same board with the same knife as he used for the chicken. YIKES!!!!!! Now I have to be all careful and insist on a clean board and what not. You just never know when the process is going to bite you. Jimsters _________________ GF has really learned me about cooking 01 01 GF since 1989 Smoke Free since Oct. 2006
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