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

["Ed" <hamonwry12 -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

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.

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> 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! :-)
> 
> 
> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
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