Re Clan 's lists, CSA's lists, or anybody's lists or GF product recommendations

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I appreciate the work Clan (CT) and other organizations such as the Celiac Sprue Association (CSA) have done in researching, aggregating, and publishing information on gluten-free (GF) products, BUT, as a librarian who is very concerned about quality of information and as someone who is married to someone who has been severely affected by her CD, I feel the need for more information.For example, we had to determine if the Dawn hand dishwashing soap was GF. Now, the Soaps, Cosmetics, Personal Care Items, etc." page under the "Free Info Lists" page (http://www.clanthompson.com/res_info_lists.php) at the Clan

's Celiac Site says the following: "Dawn Dishwashing Detergent: Manufactured by Procter & Gamble. Gluten free: Yes. Vegetarian: Yes. Verified: 10/10/07" But, we also called Proctor & Gamble (P & G) customer service, and the customer service rep

said that while P & G does not specifically incorporate gluten-bearing materials into its products, the company does not have information on whether many of the

sourced materials for a lot of P & G's non-food products are GF. Result: We are going to stop using Dawn for now.Question: How can CT say that Dawn is "verified" as being GF when Proctor & Gamble is not willing to commit to that? Does CT have another source that has analyzed Dawn and come to that conclusion? If so, CT, please provide the source of your information and do the same for all products you identify as GF.The truth is that, in any GF claim, we all know that we should be looking for attribution to the product manufacturer or very credible, highly reputable not-for-profit,

scientific/medical, or government agency, sources who provide clear documentation. My family is doing

it because we are finding that we can't be sure that some products that are claimed (by an organization or individual) to be GF are absolutely GF. It is possible that, despite not going out to eat (except PF Chang and Outback), reading CSA and CT and other listings, looking at Web sites and lists such as Celiac Bay Area, and dumping everything identified as having gluten, there must be still traces that have resulted in my wife's IGA not declining as fast as it should be. This has, unfortunately, resulted in four transfusions in since January 2008 because of villi damage-induced anemia.So, please, please, please, everyone, including Clan , CSA, and every other organization and individual providing information on GF products, please provide the exact source of that information. It can only help all of us.

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