I heard through the grapevine that General Mills has discontinued Strawberry Chex due to poor sales. This means no more Chocolate Chex mixed with Strawberry! I guess I should cherish my half open box in my pantry, huh? RIP, Strawberry Chex. Feel free to call & voice your opinion: 1-800-248-7310.
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Another discontinued product – Whole Foods has discontinued it’s 365 Everyday Value Gluten-free Mixes line. I found this upsetting news on Gluten-free Philly’s blog.
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With Valentine’s day coming up, I thought it was important to share this article I wrote for Celiac-Disease.com. Some candy that is gluten-free in its regular form may not be gluten-free in its holiday form. Please beware!
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There has been yet another recall for undeclared wheat. You can read more about it here.
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Now, a possible hot topic. I was on Twitter today when I came across a Tweet from @jenniferGFinGA mentioning that “Tofurky’s Lemon Pepper Tempeh is labeled #GF, but wheat is in the ingredient listing”. I went to Tofurky’s site to investigate this. Here is what I found:
Ingredients: Organic soybeans, water, shoyu soy sauce (water, GMO-free soybeans, wheat, salt, culture), garlic, organic evaporated cane juice, lemon juice concentrate, organic apple cider vinegar, sea salt, black pepper, culture (rhizopus oligosporous).
Contains: Soybeans, wheat*.
*Wheat used in fermentation of soy sauce but independent lab tests detect no residual gluten.
What are your thoughts on that? Would you eat the product? Is this a situation like that of the McD’s fries where there is no gluten present after the processing of the flavoring in the oil? Or like vinegars & alcohols that are made from fermented grains & then distilled and then considered to be “gluten-free? I did send an email to Tofurky just to get their thoughts (that was also before I saw the part about the independent lab tests). Is that enough for you? I’ll share my thoughts in another post. I am curious to see what you all have to say.
My son and me, November 2000. This is before we were gluten-free/diagnosed Celiac.
We were never able to find the strawberry Chex, so we never even got to experience them.
Hi Kim,
I have asked Tofurky for their testing results. I have yet to see a product in the US that is labeled GF with wheat in the ingredients, even if it is tested for gluten. It is quite confusing and I hope it isn't a 'trend' that the manufacturers start using, since they can pretty much apply the GF label to their products as they choose because there are no guidelines or restrictions in place from the FDA.
I am not a tempeh fan, but I personally would not eat this product for fear of having a reaction. Maybe I am being too cautious, but I just don't trust it to be safe.
Heather,
Sorry you couldn't find them!
Jennifer,
I also hope that it is not a trend. I am interested in those results. I have never tried tempeh, but have been eating tofu lately.
Kim
Nope, wouldn't touch it – Micky D's fries make me violently ill – I can't imagine the tempeh is any different!
Kati,
I know what you mean.
I would be very skeptical to try the tempeh.
Kim
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Hi there! Reid here from Whole Foods Market's Global HQ.
We are so sorry for not jumping in here earlier to provide more accurate information. While it is true that you won’t find Gluten Free Baking Mixes labeled with our 365 brand name, we are transitioning back to the Gluten Free Pantry products that were moved out to make room for the 365 versions. We have worked with the folks at Gluten Free Pantry to deliver the same products at the same size and retail. This is really a label transition and not a discontinuation. You will still have access to the great taste you enjoy today with these gluten free products. We know that the products we sell fill a unique need for gluten-free customers and we are truly sorry we didn’t get out in front of this and explain better earlier. If you have any further questions about this, please feel free to send them to customer.questions@wholefoods.com and we’ll get some answers for you.
Thanks for understanding!
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