RE: Bulk flours at Rainbow Grocery (SF) safe?

[Guest guest]

I never buy anything from the bulk bins that can’t be

washed off (e.g, beans are ok, flours are not), especially if they are near or

under the gluten products. I tried to get my HF store to separate the GF

flour bulk bins, but then I saw that they dust the inside and outside of the

bins with the same feather duster, one after another, thus insuring

contamination. Unless you have a very well-controlled environment with

educated and aware staff, I would not take a chance on any bulk bin, as there

are so many likely contamination vectors. This makes things harder and

more expensive. Bob’s Red Mill is a good resource for flours (you

can order direct from them if you want larger amounts than the 1 lb bags they

sell in the stores), just make sure that what you order is specifically marked

gluten-free.

Pam Newbury

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Behalf Of Ruth Anne

Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:33 PM

Subject: [ ] Bulk flours at Rainbow Grocery (SF) safe?

I've visited Rainbow, and they have a lot of gluten-fee flours in bulk

at good prices. Unfortuantely, many of the gf flours are next to or

under bins of gluten-containing flours. Have any of you bought bulk

flours there? Or did you think the chance of cross-contamination too

high?

--Ruth Anne