DiGiorno Debuts Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza

Whatever they’re doing doesn’t work; I only have a gluten sensitivity but still had a reaction to this product. If this meets the labeling requirements then we have a problem.

On 5/14/2021 at 1:39 AM, Guest DiGiorno NOT gluten-free!! said:

I was diagnosed Celiac a few years ago and my reaction to gluten is very violent.  I bought this pizza thinking it was Gluten Free as advertised, so stupidly I didn't read the label.  About 2 hours after eating it, the symptoms started--and some of the worst I have ever had.  I could not even sit up, the stomach cramps were so bad, the nausea and vomiting went on for hours, and I seriously thought I may end up in the hospital this time--it was just so bad.  Please, my fellow Celiacs--take heed when trying this pizza--it contains wheat, not a shared station or cross-contam risk--no it literally has wheat listed as an ingredient.  They say it is low enough to be gluten-free; but I am telling you, it is NOT.  I will always be sure to check labels now--even if something is advertised as gluten-free.  I am strongly considering calling Target and sharing my experience in hopes they will pull this product from their shelves.  It is flat-out false advertising and will make Celiacs very ill.  I hope this will help someone else not to go through the nasty gluten attack that comes with eating this product.

Could you possibly have developed an allergic reaction to wheat in addition having celiac? I had a similar reaction to a “gluten-free” pizza made at a local restaurant but later discovered their sausage had beer in it and apparently I have developed a barley allergy that I previously didn’t have. 
 

In any event, I accidentally bought this pizza and had to pitch it in the trash. They shouldn’t be allowed to sell it as gluten free. Gluten reduced maybe.

22 minutes ago, Karen B. said:

Could you possibly have developed an allergic reaction to wheat in addition having celiac? I had a similar reaction to a “gluten-free” pizza made at a local restaurant but later discovered their sausage had beer in it and apparently I have developed a barley allergy that I previously didn’t have. 
 

In any event, I accidentally bought this pizza and had to pitch it in the trash. They shouldn’t be allowed to sell it as gluten free. Gluten reduced maybe.

Barley is one of the three gluten containing grains to be avoided along with rye and wheat if you have celiac disease.

2 hours ago, trents said:

Barley is one of the three gluten containing grains to be avoided along with rye and wheat if you have celiac disease.

Yes and I have celiac but my reaction was far beyond a normal gluten reaction. Within 10 minutes of my first bite, I was in the bathroom with extreme diarrhea and vomiting to the point that I passed out. Gastroenterologist said it wasn’t a gluten reaction, I have also developed a barley allergy. He said it’s possible to have both a celiac reaction to gluten and an allergic reaction to the same substance.

My main take away is that I don’t trust restaurants that say they make things gluten free when they don’t understand what gluten free means.

29 minutes ago, Karen B. said:

Yes and I have celiac but my reaction was far beyond a normal gluten reaction. Within 10 minutes of my first bite, I was in the bathroom with extreme diarrhea and vomiting to the point that I passed out. Gastroenterologist said it wasn’t a gluten reaction, I have also developed a barley allergy. He said it’s possible to have both a celiac reaction to gluten and an allergic reaction to the same substance.

My main take away is that I don’t trust restaurants that say they make things gluten free when they don’t understand what gluten free means.

Yes, it is possible to also have an allergy to a gluten containing grain.

Costco sells a delicious gluten free cauliflower crust pizza. My wife, who is not a celiac, actually likes it better than regular pizza.

4 hours ago, trents said:

Yes, it is possible to also have an allergy to a gluten containing grain.

Costco sells a delicious gluten free cauliflower crust pizza. My wife, who is not a celiac, actually likes it better than regular pizza.

Yes, there are too many good frozen gluten free pizza to waste my money on one that is indulging in false advertising. I know people with a wheat allergy that consider the gluten free label to indicate that the food is safe but apparently, that is no longer true.

On 5/29/2021 at 2:03 PM, trents said:

Yes, but the issue is that apparently not all the gluten can be removed. Apparently, traces remain that may be enough to trigger reactions in some more sensitive celiacs. Apparently, as you would realize if you have followed this forum for a good amount of time, we are seeing the same phenomenon with distilled liquors. 

Yes! I am not even celiac but I have reactions to distilled liquors and plenty of other things that non gluten reactive human beings insist are not going to trigger reactions but they do. I am grateful to this person who was honest about their reaction to the pizza. They should not advertise it as GLUTEN FREE if it still has any gluten in it at all, and if it made from wheat it will.

On 4/20/2021 at 11:04 AM, Guest Ann said:

Wonder if it’s certified gluten free 

NOT gluten free.   I got sick from it.   Stay away

On 5/8/2021 at 5:19 PM, Scott Adams said:

There were comments posted shortly after we published this article that it contains gluten-removed wheat starch, which we could not verify at the time because the pizzas were not on the shelf, and we could not reach Nestle. We finally got our answer and the product does indeed contain wheat starch, and we've revised the article. Obviously the product is still considered "gluten-free," but we are doing more research into why it can be labelled this way and still include wheat.

I grab this pizza stupidly too my husband is allergic to almonds so i read the lable at home when i read wheat is the second ingredient i was outraged. I also have celiac disease and cannot handle any way wheat Rye barley or oats I was very outraged I don't understand how it can be labeled gluten-free and contain any amount of wheat I agree with a lot of the posts that I read how do we get this off the shelf before more people wind up in the hospital or dead.

Concerned mom with celiac

As long as it contains no more than 20ppm it can legitimately be labeled "Gluten Free" according to FDA regulations. Theoretically, you can separate the gluten from the wheat and so meet the FDA standards. I wish all of you who fall into the extra sensitive element of the celiac community would quit using the term "Gluten Free" to mean the same thing as "0" gluten. Your gripe is not with the food company but with the FDA.

2 hours ago, trents said:

As long as it contains no more than 20ppm it can legitimately be labeled "Gluten Free" according to FDA regulations. Theoretically, you can separate the gluten from the wheat and so meet the FDA standards. I wish all of you who fall into the extra sensitive element of the celiac community would quit using the term "Gluten Free" to mean the same thing as "0" gluten. Your gripe is not with the food company but with the FDA.

 Free of gluten would mean equal to zero in a sane world. Gluten lite? Less gluten? Maybe we need a term that actually says what it means.

13 minutes ago, Karen B. said:

 Free of gluten would mean equal to zero in a sane world. Gluten lite? Less gluten? Maybe we need a term that actually says what it means.

Petition the FDA. In the meantime, celiacs need to eat in the real world which means being aware of how the FDA defines the term "gluten free".  "Cured" of cancer in the medical world does not mean it will not come back. It means doctors believe you will have at least five years of being cancer free.