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Weird Comment From General Mills

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2Boys4Me Enthusiast
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Today I called the 800# for General Mills in Canada to check on Betty Crocker fruit roll ups. The lady who answered the phone said that if there were any gluten containing ingredients that they would be clearly labelled as wheat, rye, oats, barley and in addition there would be a bold may contain: wheat or a contains: wheat. I said that I know that sometimes barley hides in natural flavours and so that was my concern - they wouldn't write contains: barley, would they? And she said no matter what the gluten containing ingredient it would say contains: wheat at the bottom.

I think that's weird. I mean, cool that they'll clearly list it and all, but if it contains barley they'll put contains: wheat?

Has anyone else had a response like that?

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????????????????????

Does not compute...

2Boys4Me Enthusiast
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Does not compute...

Her answer or my question?

Daxin Explorer
Daxin
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That answer does not make any sense. I can't imagine they would label something else as wheat. You can always try to call back, or email them and see what happens.

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Her answer or my question?

Her answer! Your question makes plenty of sense. We may be brainfogged, depressed, anxious, &c. when glutened, but I sometimes think we are a tiny spark of sanity in an insane world. Or at least a highly illogical world!

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:huh: Sounds like you got a lazy and/or poorly trained operator. I'd give 'em the benefit of the doubt, try again and see what they say.

If it's the same response a second time, then whoa, something's serious wrong with GM.

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ms-sillyak-screwed
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NATURAL FLAVOR they hide all sorts of things and the dyes can be CC and they don't have to tell you.

You really don't eat this stuff do you? Sorry...

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No, I don't eat it. My six year old gets a box to split with his big brother once a year. They each end up with three pieces. Then they don't get any until next summer or unless someone at a soccer/hockey game or birthday is handing it out with loot bags.

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