Continental drops GF meals

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Hi AllLooks like Continental Airlines is dropping GF meals on International flights. Definitely a step back for us...http://www.triumphdining.com/blog/gluten-free/2010/03/continental-airlines-drops-gluten-free-meals/Get the full story from the link above or see the excerpt below to learn about what you can do to let Continental know how this affects celiacs.~Last week on the celiac listserv, Janet Y. Rinhart, Chairman of the Houston Celiac Support Group, posted some annoying news about Continental Airlines. She gave me her permission to post some of her comments here.CONTINENTAL AIRLINES has discontinued special gluten-free meals on international flights. This can be anxiety-ridden for celiacs if they do not know and do not come prepared on international flights. Because of security concerns and customs, it may be hard to even bring food, at least enough for that flight and a return flight. And there are few GF choices after Security. Of course, you don’t know what is available when you are abroad as well. Please join me in writing your opinion and encourage Continental to reinstate their gluten-free

meals. I think they are keeping the vegan selection, but vegan is mainly a choice. A gluten-free diet is not a choice for celiacs; it is the only way to stay healthy. It is the ONLY treatment for celiac disease.Continental CEO e-mail: jeff.smisek@...or write to: Mr. Jeffery A. Smisek, CEO, Continental Airlines, P.O. Box 4607, Houston, Texas 77210-4607Customer service phone # 800.WE.CARE2 (800.932.2732)