General Mills gluten-free products

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Found this letter from General Mills posted on another celiac website:

General Mills Announcement

3/31/09

" Thank you for contacting General Mills regarding gluten in Corn Chex cereal.

General Mills is reformulating the following Big G Cereals to gluten free

status:

· Corn Chex

· Honey Nut Chex

· Strawberry Chex

· Chocolate Chex

· Cinnamon Chex

As was the case with Gluten Free Rice Chex, the barley malt ingredient was

removed and replaced with another ingredient. Production has begun, so you may

start seeing the gluten free formulas on store shelves now. All 5 products

should be widely available across the U.S. by June 1, 2009. As with all

reformulated products, both products may be on store shelves at the same time so

please read labels/packaging carefully, examining the product packaging to

ensure that the cereal inside the box is in fact the new, gluten free product.

Look for " NOW GLUTEN FREE " or " GLUTEN FREE " on the front/side/back panels.

In addition, the following Betty Crocker Gluten Free mixes will be available at

approximately the same time:

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Brownie Mix

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Devils Food Cake Mix

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix

It is our goal to help our consumers determine whether or not they can include

our products in their diet when they are not labeled Gluten Free. To accurately

accomplish this, we believe it is best to refer to the specific ingredients

listed on each product package; and for this reason, we do not offer a

gluten-free product list.

However, we do understand that ingredients can be confusing. We want you to be

assured that if the ingredient label does not list wheat, barley, rye, oats or

gluten containing ingredients sourced from these grains, then the product would

be gluten-free. Sources of gluten are listed on the label even if the source of

gluten is part of another ingredient (such as flavoring or spice). Because

ingredients may vary from one package to another due to product reformulation,

you should use the products ingredient label to provide you with current and

accurate information. "

Amy s, Consumer Services

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