Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 ACTUALLY TJ's published a whole booklet of foods they claimed were gluten-free, and " gluten-free " was exactly the way it was worded. I have a copy of it in my files, and it listed their O's cereal as gluten-free. We tried, and got very, very sick. I pursued the matter with company, and got garbage answers from start to finish from the corporate office. The people I was dealing with were dangerously IGNORANT of what gluten even was, let alone the risks of cross contamination. They pushed me off to the insurance company, who contacted the manufacturer. That O's cereal is made by Wheat-a-bix, that name give you a clue of the problem? Wheat-a-bix was FURIOUS that TJ's had claimed the cereal was GF and in every communication I received from them, they stated over and over again that the cereal is not GF and that Trader Joe's was not authorized to claim it was. People criticize Trader Joe's because the products there are not truthfully labeled and because they get sick from them. Maureen > > > > > You do realize that the absence of a reaction does not > prove that the food is " safe " or gluten-free > don't you? > > > > That issue was discussed at some length in this forum > just recently. Unless you are having regular bloodwork and > biopsies, you really don't know how safe your diet is. > Because of past problems with Trader Joe's I've > dealt with not only their corporate office but also their > insurance company (yes, that's how sick we got) and > their suppliers. TJ's policy is if the recipe > doesn't include a gluten ingredient, they call it > " gluten-free " without paying any attention at all > to cross contamination. > > > > We've had problems with their peanut butter, > soups, chips, cereals, frozen waffles, and more things I > can't think of this morning. I no longer trust anything > but their dairy (excluding cheese) and produce. > > > > Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Their produce sucks too. Don't get me wrong, TJ has SOME things that are great and cheap, but a lot that isn't (I found the good earth butter for $1 cheaper at whole foods!) The produce goes bad really quickly, isn't great quality, and is often overpriced and over packaged. I know lots of people who think the same thing. I bought some blueberries from them the other day (against my better judgement) that looked nice, and they were AWFUL. Cory ----- Original Message ----- From: Marciana R Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Trader Joe's ACTUALLY TJ's published a whole booklet of foods they claimed were gluten-free, and "gluten-free" was exactly the way it was worded. I have a copy of it in my files, and it listed their O's cereal as gluten-free. We tried, and got very, very sick.I pursued the matter with company, and got garbage answers from start to finish from the corporate office. The people I was dealing with were dangerously IGNORANT of what gluten even was, let alone the risks of cross contamination. They pushed me off to the insurance company, who contacted the manufacturer. That O's cereal is made by Wheat-a-bix, that name give you a clue of the problem? Wheat-a-bix was FURIOUS that TJ's had claimed the cereal was GF and in every communication I received from them, they stated over and over again that the cereal is not GF and that Trader Joe's was not authorized to claim it was.People criticize Trader Joe's because the products there are not truthfully labeled and because they get sick from them.Maureen> > > > > You do realize that the absence of a reaction does not> prove that the food is "safe" or gluten-free> don't you?> > > > That issue was discussed at some length in this forum> just recently. Unless you are having regular bloodwork and> biopsies, you really don't know how safe your diet is.> Because of past problems with Trader Joe's I've> dealt with not only their corporate office but also their> insurance company (yes, that's how sick we got) and> their suppliers. TJ's policy is if the recipe> doesn't include a gluten ingredient, they call it> "gluten-free" without paying any attention at all> to cross contamination.> > > > We've had problems with their peanut butter,> soups, chips, cereals, frozen waffles, and more things I> can't think of this morning. I no longer trust anything> but their dairy (excluding cheese) and produce.> > > > Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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