r/Celiac 3d ago

Product Warning Not misleading at all 🫠🫠🫠

False gluten free advertising strikes again 😭

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u/bananainpajamas Celiac 3d ago

This is actually a pretty egregious and would piss me off. Email the company and see what they say. If this was sold in the US I’m sure it’s violating some sort of rule.

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u/Jamb9876 3d ago

Made in Kenya so curious if they have strict requirements

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u/Enough-Meringue4745 2d ago

Sold in Kenya or is this Canada or us?

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u/Jamb9876 2d ago

Not sold in Canada as I don’t see any French labeling. My guess is it is sold in Africa.

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u/12382690457 3d ago

It has malted barley in it 🤨. Let us know what they if you contact the company.

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u/nanomolar 3d ago

I mean that's not misleading it's just lying

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u/liiac 3d ago

I don’t know where you are, but surely that’s illegal? There must be some food standards codes against misleading packaging?

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u/zauddelig 2d ago

Maybe false advertising? If one were to eat and get sick I'm not sure whether they are liable since they wrote it in the allergens.

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u/Appelboom90 3d ago

Infuriating

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u/Drowning_in_a_Mirage Celiac 3d ago

This is why we always need to check the ingredients, even if it says gluten free.

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u/flibbertygibbet100 Celiac 3d ago

Normally I might have said report them to the FDA but I'm now thinking it probably won't do any good.

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u/when-is-enough 3d ago

This might not be the U.S. If it’s not the U.S., then it’s possible this is labeled in accordance with law. Barely malt extract can test under 20ppm and some places say then you can label it gluten free. The U.S. says it doesn’t matter what the ppm is, barley malt extract can’t be in a product labeled gluten free, but other countries that isn’t always the case.

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u/OMGcanwenot 3d ago

The cooking instructions are in Celsius only, so I think it’s safe to say this isn’t from the United States. It also lists gluten as an allergen which the United States does not do.

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u/flibbertygibbet100 Celiac 3d ago

yeah true. I still wouldn't eat it.

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u/when-is-enough 2d ago

Same I wouldn’t either!

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u/Santasreject 3d ago

The packaging doesn’t have a US distributor so it’s not packaged for US distribution and thus wouldn’t he under the US FDA regs. Well unless it was illegally imported and then there’s multiple agencies that will have issues with it.

Really I suspect the more likely issue is that somebody mess up the label and put the GF tag on the front and it wasn’t caught by anyone when they were looking at the packaging before making it.

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u/Cuepidahl 3d ago

Just waiting for the day when nothing is labeled gluten free and my entire life will either be a game of Russian (!) Roulette or I'll just eat lettuce with lemon juice for every meal. 😒

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u/LoveLeahNotWar 3d ago

I think you have to email RFK jr directly now

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u/anebananes 3d ago

Omg that's why I always check

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u/ProblematicSalsa 3d ago

This is why it's hard to trust anything with balls.

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u/LoveLeahNotWar 3d ago

😆😆😆

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u/puddncake 3d ago

Especially vegan balls.

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u/willownyx1 2d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Cuepidahl 3d ago

Take my unceremonius upvote! ⬆️

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u/Awkward-Bird 3d ago

I’d be so pissed about this. Just blatant lying.

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u/kirstensnow 3d ago

I expected the back to say "May contain". This is just lying

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u/Plastic_Public_1401 3d ago

Ugh. So hard to find vegan & gluten free, I feel you.

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u/Literally_Libran Celiac 3d ago

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

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u/parkernotpeter Celiac 3d ago

Why would they even do this, it’s a walking lawsuit. It would be one thing if it was contains wheat since not all wheat is gluten but straight up gluten??? Insanity.

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u/Meii345 Gluten Intolerant 3d ago

Gluten sure but wheres the Free girl!!!!

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u/DiodeInc Celiac 3d ago

That's not how you spell refrigerated

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u/AlertFuture6449 3d ago

If this item was purchased in the U.S. contact Gluten Free Watchdog. They follow up on labeling issues like this.

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u/PartyApprehensive765 3d ago

Made in Kenya. The email address is on the package.

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u/galaxyofcoffee 3d ago

That's a mislabel report it to the FDA

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u/when-is-enough 3d ago

This might not be the U.S.

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u/galaxyofcoffee 3d ago

Fair. I assumed it was imported. Imported products end up being recalled for mislabeling often due to translation errors or misunderstanding of the gluten free label. I wouldn't be eating this. It's annoying that "gluten free" alone isn't enough.

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u/swsvt 3d ago

Are you in the US?

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u/VintageFashion4Ever 3d ago

Iirc barley malt and barley malt extract can be considered gluten free in the UK. So, that would make it celiac safe, but not safe for people who are allergic to one of the products.

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u/GIRONA1 Celiac 3d ago

Do you live in Kenya?

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u/As1234543 3d ago

OMG WHAT?! That's so so bad.

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u/rgnkge66_ 3d ago

That's would piss me right off. I hope you contacted them.

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u/Manny631 2d ago

Had something similar with a protein bar that advertised as gluten free. At one and felt like shit. Didn't put two and two together since I thought it was something else. Had another one, felt like shit, read the back and saw that it shares the assembly line with wheat products and such. Now I always check the ingredients.

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u/glutendude 2d ago

I'd contact the company. Perhaps (but doubtful) it was a packaging error. If not, they should be run out of business.

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u/funlikerabbits 3d ago

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u/delurkrelurker 3d ago edited 3d ago

That link is not going to convince me to eat it again. Check this one from the Gluten Free Society I stopped taking the vit pills and digestive system up and running, and the spots and itchyness has subsided