FW: Gluten inquiry

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Here is the response I got from Harry's Fresh Foods. Their chicken tortilla soup is to die for! And now it is confirmed gluten-free. They also market their stuff under various store brands - Fred Meyer, QFC and Kroger. The woman impressed me because she checks celiac.com when she is unsure of an ingredient. You can email them directly if you have questions about a specific private-label product.

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

> ---------- > From: Worth[sMTP:mworth@...] > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:52 AM > tverzosa@... > Subject: Gluten inquiry > > Good morning, Trudy. > > Your email inquiring about gluten free soups was forwarded to my > attention. > > We do not have a list of gluten free products. > > A majority of our products contain pasta made from wheat, may be thickened > with roux (which contains wheat flour), or may contain soy sauce (contains > wheat). You will note such ingredients when you read the ingredient > statements. > > Our chicken tortilla soup and our egg flour soup are gluten free. Our > puddings are also gluten free: tapioca, chocolate and rice puddings. Our > products are also marketed under private labels, ie. Private Selection > brand sold at Fred Meyer, QFC, Kroger which would provide more options > than what we might sell through the Club Stores. > > Since it is such a complicated issue in determination of safe ingredients, > I use www.celiac.com to assist me with ingredient > evaluation. If there is a product in the store that you would like more > clarification on before purchase, please don't hesitate to contact me and > I can review ingredients more closely with you. > > > > Thanks so much for trying our products! > > > > E. Worth > > > > Regulatory Compliance Analyst > > Harry's Fresh Foods > > 17711 NE Riverside Pkwy > > Portland, OR 97230 > > Phone: 503-445-9156 > > Toll Free: 800-307-7687 > > Fax: 503-257-7363 > > mworth <> @harrysfresh.com > > > > <> > > > >