(2-8-23: I noticed someone referenced my review but they got several things incorrect about what I said here, and I realized I needed to clarify something.
Gluten free certifed products do not ever guarantee that products are completely gluten free. They just guarantee to a certain threshold that the product is gluten free. For some folks that works. For our family that doesn't because my family reacts to any amount of gluten. This review is for people who are extremely reactive to gluten.
So I want to emphasize that Anthony's has done absolutely nothing wrong. They do not need to change their labeling or work harder on their product safety. Our family safely uses many of their products, and we have for years, but things like flaxseed should never be consumed without testing it yourself if you are very sensitive to gluten because the process makes it very susceptible to cross-contamination. Hope that helps clarify!
Also, as a household with extreme gluten sensitivity these are the Anthony's products we use as staples and have for years with no reactions. We feel comfortable not testing these for each bag. We also love, love, love these products:
Anthony's Fortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes
Anthony's Non-fortified yeast flakes
Anthony's Organic Cocoa Powder
Anthony's Organic Coconut sugar
Anthony's Premium Arrowroot flour
Anthony's Premium Organic Coconut Flour
Anthony's Organic Tapioca Flour)
Original review:
My husband and daughter have the severest form of celiac disease and are super sensitive to gluten. I noticed some people had posted reviews that they were still having gluten reactions to this flaxseed meal even though it is gluten free certifed. That has happened to us with some gluten free certifed products too.
I love this flaxseed meal and tried it out first. Before introducing it into my family's diet I tested it with a Glutentox at home test kit which tests for higher sensitivity then they do for the gluten free certifed testing. The test showed it was gluten free. If this flaxseed meal works for them in their diet, I will simply test each bag we get upon opening to make sure it's safe. Thank goodness it's a large amount! It's definitely worth the work though because it is delicious, and my family is envious of my morning flaxseed muffins. I can't wait to make them some too!
Update 6-5-22: I tested our new bag with the Glutentox at home testing kit. I was testing for the presence of gluten in 5ppm. The gluten free certified testing tests for 20ppm. I did find traces of gluten that would not be caught by the gluten free certifed process. I ordered a new bag to see if we can get another one that has no traces. I will use this one since I have no auto-immune issues with gluten.
My family had no problems with that first bag that tested free of gluten. I am hoping we can get more bags like that.
8-23-22: We had multiple bags of Anthony's test positive for gluten, so we switched over to Spectrum. None of their bags have ever tested positive for gluten, and I have tested 8 bags so far. Hope this helps. If you are very sensitive to gluten, I would advise against using Anthony's flaxseed meal.
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