Cheerios Are Finally Going Gluten-Free

For people who have celiac disease we are only allowed 20 ppm for the whole day, so if I eat Cheerios than I would have to be careful for the rest of the day and not get gluteninated.

This is a misunderstanding of definition of gluten-free on packaging. Cheerios don't automatically contain 20 ppm...the law says that they cannot contain over that amount--there is a difference.

I was heart broken when I was told that I had celiac disease. That meant I had to give up my favorite cereal--Cheerios. I am so happy to hear that I will be able to eat them again. That means that they will be malt free.

Malt can be made from multiple grains including rice and oats.

The company has spent the past 3 years developing a mechanical filter to take out the gluten grains at their facilities. After rigorous testing, they have perfected the filtering process, ensuring that the oats used for Cheerios meet FDA's strict gluten-free guidelines.

YAY! This is great news for cereal lovers. Wishing that more brands will get with the program too. Now if I could find a good soft bread, that would be even better news.

Try Glutino White Sandwich Bread. It's soft, like Wonder Bread.

Watchdog reported that Cheerios is NOT using certified gluten free oats and is in fact using a machine that removes the visible wheat and other grains from the bulk oats. Didn't sound safe for celiacs to me.

If the product is labeled "gluten-free," then it must meet FDA labeling standards, and contain under 20ppm gluten. That standard is the same regardless of the type of oats they use.

These just arrived in our area and I have had one bowl. I think they will be better with fruit. I like them for changing my diet so I vary it and not all rice or corn.

I spoke with the makers recently and they said that the Gluten free Cheerios recently on the market at the same price as regular was a test market. Then they said that the would be re-released in May as Gluten free and at an price more than regular.