Kellogs Rice Krispies

[weee]

I have eaten these for breakfast since I could eat solid foods. and I have to say I still have them 2 or 3 times a week and I suffer no ill effects.. How bad are they? They say they are made with rice..

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Hi Wee, they contain barley malt at levels above codex. You were diagnosed 10 years ago so when you were diagnosed they were listed in the CUK food directory as gf.

Malt is a difficult one as the ELISA gluten test is for wheat gluten and not hordein (barley protein) so the results are inaccurate, please see:

glutenfreedietitian.com/new...

I've never been able to tolerate malted products so I guess it's down to sensitivity whether we realise that we are consuming low levels of gluten.

My attitude is gluten is toxic to coeliac regardless of whether we appear to have a reaction so I wouldn't risk it regardless of your reaction to it.

Now we had a petition to Kellogs on GFG as they market gf rice crispies in the US :

www2.kelloggs.com/ProductDe...

So I'd contact customer service and ask them to supply them to the UK. The UK eats more breakfast cereals per head per capita than any other country in the world!

glutenfreeguerrillas.health...

[weee]

Thanks for this Jerry. Very interesting and I guess I'll leave rice krispies off my shopping list until Kellogs provide a gluten free variety..

I actually did contact Kellogs asking why my beloved krispies aren't gluten free.. They have yet to reply..

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You can eat Sainsburys own make

[Ian67 in reply to Hidden]

Can we..

[weee]

wow..Thanks for that Jillp.. I will try those out..

[jackieO]

I only ever eat them at Guide camps these days as I found I got a gippy tummy after eating them for more than 2 days per week even before the listing rules changed. Sainsbury ones are quite nice and definitely OK.

[Ian67]

How come rice crispies are ok.. It's say contains gluten on the box

[ianwoowoo]

Asda own brand are also mentioned in CUK book but they again do include Barley Malt but at accepted levels...... So who knows. I agree with Jerry that it's not really worth the risk.

[Ian67]

Oh right.. It's for the part time celiacs that can eat some unlike us highly sensitive souls .. Ha ha

[weee]

Nope .. not worth it.. Am going to contact Kellogs again..

[Ian67]

Why are some of us more sensitive than others... I mean glutens gluten?

[weee]

I'm not sure Ian..I suspect I had coeliacs many years before it was diagnosed and when it was of course I adopted a gluten free diet. I am now very sensitive to it. If I eat gluten I am violently sick but I wonder if its only at a certain level as I eat rice krispies with no symptoms.

I was chatting to a teenage girl of 18 recently, she was wolfing down pies and sandwiches and said she had coeliacs but as she had no symptoms she didn't follow the diet.. .. Dangerous in my mind..

[haydn74 in reply to weee]

I was diagnosed 12 months ago, due to blood test, weight loss and osteoporosis. I, too, have been tempted by cakes and pastries, but knowing the long term effects it can have, I would rather make my own. It is hard when you see all that you used to eat now on the "banned" list.!!!!

[Ian67]

I know a guy who's 30 and eats what he wants

I read somewhere a man lived till he was in his 70's and never followed gluten free diet.. His daughter was a celiac too, she was the one telling the story

[Ian67]

I have been tempted to wean myself back on..ha

I mean all I suffered with before was bloat and constipation... Exactly what I get now 3 yrs gluten free...

[weee]

Finally got a response from Kellogs, a week later and not that helpful :-

Thnak you for your email. The reason why Rice Krispies are not suitable for a Gluten Free diet is because of the Malt Flavouring. We only use very low traces but it is not within the codex standard set by the Coeliac Society. If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

[weee]

A reply from Kellogs today:-

Thank you for your email. I am sorry to inform you but we do not have any plans to introduce Gluten Free products in the UK.

Gee thanks a bunch...

[Rattyforale]

I recently contacted Kellogs about Rice Krispies (hoping they might consider introducing GF cereals if enough people contact them) and got the email below.

29 November 2013

Dear XXX,

Thank you for contacting us about products suitable for a gluten free diet.

The Codex standard which sets the permitted level of gluten in products changed in 2009. The standard used to be set at a level of 200 parts per million, but now there are two categories:

Foods containing less than 20 parts per million can be labelled as ‘gluten-free’.

Products containing above 20 – 100 parts per million can be labelled as ‘very low-gluten’.

Unfortunately due to these changes, Kellogg’s cereals, with the exception of Kellogg’s Fruit Winders, can no longer be included in the UK Coeliac Food and Drink Directory.

Thank you again for getting in touch.

If you have additional comments please click on or paste the following link into your browser

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