RE: OFT: But close to Re: Another warning label for the recordbooks...

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

I wonder.

Some of those warnings are obviously stupid, much as 
many of the cholesterol-free stuff used to be. Gotta 
love your cholesterol-free tomato puree and your 
cholesterol-free hummus. 

But I think some of the others that initially LOOK 
silly might be telling us just how widespread is 
the use of wheat in places you'd never expect (or 
want) to see it. A case in point would be that 
"gluten-free ham".  Maybe some ham producers are 
using some fraction of wheat as a filler/plumper. 

Strangely, while I'm not celiac, I get whole-body 
inflammation from eating wheat. Basically shows up 
as sore joints and muscles. If I switch to spelt 
(a wheat ancestor that behaves very much like wheat 
in baking), the reaction drops to about ten percent. 
If I switch to other gluten-containing, but non-wheat 
grains, I have no problem... go figure.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
> techwr-l-bounces+kevin -dot- mclauchlan=safenet-inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr
-l.com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+kevin.mclauchlan=safenet-> inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Ed
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:54 PM
> To: 'Combs, Richard'; 'Heather Anderson'; 'TECHWR-L'
> Subject: RE: OFT: But close to Re: Another warning label for 
> the recordbooks...
> 
> As the fiance' and primary cook of someone diagnosed with Celiac, the
> gluten-free notices are quite helpful. I agree food producers 
> are cashing in
> on this fad, but for those who have true issues, it's nice to see.
> -=Ed.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: techwr-l-bounces+hamonwry12=hotmail -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> > 
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+hamonwry12=hotmail -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Combs, Richard
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:42 PM
> > To: 'Heather Anderson'; TECHWR-L
> > Subject: RE: OFT: But close to Re: Another warning label for the
> > recordbooks...
> > 
> > Heather Anderson wrote:
> > 
> > > One of my favorites, found on a can of PEANUT Brittle:
> > >
> > > Warning.  Contains Peanuts.
> > >
> > > .....it's in the name of the product!
> > 
> > The allergen warnings have gotten ridiculous. (And since there's no
> shortage
> > of things that someone somewhere has a serious reaction to, it will
> probably
> > get more so.) A bag of peanuts warns that it contain 
> peanuts, whole wheat
> > bread warns that it contains wheat, etc.
> > 
> > But lately, the labels that have caught my attention aren't safety
> warnings.
> > Rather, they're an attempt to cash in on the latest trendy 
> thing in food
> --
> > people who don't have celiac disease and don't even know 
> what it is are
> > suddenly interested (for reasons they can't articulate) in 
> avoiding wheat
> > gluten.
> > 
> > So now there are packages of sliced ham and jars of pickles 
> proudly marked
> > "Gluten Free." In the words of John Stossel, give me a break! :-)

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