I emailed Quaker last month asking if their Crispy mini's were gluten-free. They replied that the flavours I asked about were gluten-free. Great! I ate with gusto. Bam, I got sick. I've tried a few more times since and each time I've gotten D and gas. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had the same response. Maybe there is a CC issue and they aren't being upfront with it. I searched the boards and found a thread from 2004 asking the same question but no real answer.

I have heard that people have issues with Quaker, still others have no problems.

I choose Lumberg, which is manufactured at a dedicated facility.

Salem,
In another celiac forum I read that in the states there are cross contamination issues, but in Canada, they are in a dedicated facility. I don't eat them myself, but that is the last I heard, and I see you're in BC. I would call and just double check if I were you.

I am surprised Quaker told you something was gluten free. They usually have a blanket statement saying everything they make is Cross Contaminated. I won't touch anything they make.

I had some very minor problems eating Quaker chips (slight D). The funny thing is, I ate instant Quaker oatmeal for quite a while with no problems before I gave up instant oatmeal on general purposes (the supposed CC oats issue). Plus, it's not winter here in Texas, and oatmeal is a winter thing for me.

best regards, lm

I ate quaker instant oats almost every morning for 10 years. it took me about 2 years to figure out why I was always sick by diner time. Here in Canada, oats are on the safe list but they aren't safe for me. I didn't contact quaker, but Pepsi who makes quaker products. They also gave me a list of their other gluten-free products. My reaction to crispy mini's isn't bad compared to a full blown gluten attack, but it sure makes going to work interesting.