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Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:36:25 +0000

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Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:25:09 +0000

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An honest review of the best of the new ready-made gluten-free bread offerings! — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:39:21 +0000

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By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:16:04 +0000

Hi Jules,
Thanks for the rundown of all these new products- can’t wait to see these in the local supermarkets. I have tried the Feel Good Food’s Gluten-Free Dumplings (chicken) and they were delicious. However, they are super expensive. I just made some gluten-free dumplings at home that are similar and have posted the recipe if anyone is interested.

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:43:33 +0000

Thanks for sharing this info, Lucille. Especially since we’re now officially in “tax season,” we could all use as much advice as we can get on saving money!

By: Lucille Balko

Lucille Balko — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:20:45 +0000

Dear Jules, This has nothing to do with the Expo but I just found out that people who list deductions on their Income Tax can deduct the difference between regular and GF food under medical deductions. You can also deduct mileage for going to speciality stores and postage and handling for items order from the internet. I did not know this until I stumbled across it accidently but others might like to have the info. I originally got the info from angie-glutenfreeclub.com but there is also a link to Tax Deductions for U.S. Citizens and Tax Deductions for Canadian Citizens. Maybe you could mention this for others who don’t know about it.

By: Tammie Alves

Tammie Alves — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:08:39 +0000

Hello Jules…the Kettle Cuisine soups are one of the BEST out their and only take 3 1/2 to 4 minutes in the microwave…delicious and statisfying…thank YOU for your wonderful tweets and positive feedback/comments…Well wishes… ) …

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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:57:36 +0000

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By: Linda S.

Linda S. — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:30:45 +0000

Thanks for your reply – good info. So how do we as consumers educate and/or encourage manufacturers to get certified, because it seems to me that there are A LOT more products on the market that are not GF-certified than are. Since your products are certified, perhaps this would be a good topic for you to write about on your blog explaining the processes to these companies to encourage them to do so? I wonder if there’s marketing research available that shows the percentage results of consumers who buy GF-certified over just GF-labeled products – that might inspire them to get certified.

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:00:23 +0000

Good question, Linda! I think there is a lot of confusion around the certification process and cost. A manufacturer CAN get certified without a dedicated facility, IF they do it right and are willing to allow their products to be tested by an outside authority to less than 10ppm (GFCO) or 5ppm (CSA). The cost varies for each manufacturer so that it really is scaled to how difficult the audit is, how many products they have, how big the company is, etc. It’s not over-burdensome but I think a lot of rumors abound that it is. We need to educate and encourage manufacturers to get certified. It’s my opinion that it’s better for consumers and better for the manufacturers, especially while there is no federal standard for “gluten-free” in the US.