ConAgra products containing gluten.

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To whom it may concern,

I am very confused about the gluten status of your products. Although

you state on your website that you clearly will identify major

allergens:

Do your products contain ingredients that I'm allergic to?

Our products may contain an allergen. However, if a common allergen is

in the food, it will be listed on the ingredient statement even if it

appears in small quantities, and will also appear in bold letters

underneath the ingredient list. We do purchase certain ingredients such

as flavors and spices from suppliers, and they are required to comply

with the same standards pertaining to labeling of allergens. We

periodically audit our suppliers to ensure that their labels are

current and in full compliance with all FDA and USDA guidelines.

Which of your products contain gluten?

We are sorry to inform you that we do not have a source that lists the

gluten content of our products. However, our product labels list common

allergens; such as wheat, for those allergic to wheat gluten.

Apparently there is something that you are not disclosing as you have

responded to an inquiry about La Choy soy sauce that it is NOT gluten

free. ( I have included the response someone had posted on our e-mail

list below.)

Does it contain barley gluten or rye? I would most definitely like to

know as the health of my son and thousands of Celiac sufferers is in

jeopardy. There are thousands of people on the Celiac disease web

forums and e-mail lists that believe your products to be gluten free

because of the labeling. I would like a clarification of this matter so

I can share this info with everyone so that those Celiacs who are using

your products can cease using them immediately.

Thank you for your response,

Priscilla Graham

> This was the response from ConAgra about LaChoy soy sauce. I realize

> they don't list wheat, but we all know, wheat is not the only source

> of gluten.

>

> Just FYI for anyone who would want to know.

> Debbie

>

> Begin forwarded message:

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>> From: webmaster@...

>> Date: May 14, 2004 3:54:02 PM CDT

>> To: deblane@...

>> Subject: RE: Customer Inquiry:Nutritional Information

>>

>> Thank you for contacting us. This product is not gluten free.

>>

>> We hope this information is helpful. Thank you for your interest in

>> our products.

>>

>> ConAgra Foods Consumer Affairs