The GF Traveller
Is That Gluten Free? (UK)
Are His Kisses Gluten Free?
Apr
21
The following is strong evidence of just how much time I spend focused on my
A gluten free kiss!
gluten free world…
When Cher sang the Shoop Shoop song she may have been talking about love when she said ‘It’s in his kiss’ but hearing these words leads my wee gluten free noggin (that’s my head) to think about whether kissing could be a source of cross contamination?
Haribo Christmas Collection Gluten Free?
Jan
17
I received a big 800g box of Haribo Christmas Collection from my dad at Christmas time. I love Haribo and I’m very happy that most of their sweets are gluten free but whilst I feel safe eating the bags which say gluten free on the back I will always double check if they don’t. I know that almost all of the gummy Haribo shapes are gluten free unless they are part of a variety which includes licorice sweets but I figure that if it doesn’t say on the label that it’s gluten free then it’s not gluten free to me and there are plenty others which I can safely eat.
This Christmas Collection did not say whether or not it was gluten free so I thought I’d send Haribo an email to check.
This is the response I received:
Thank you for your email regarding Haribo Christmas Collection.
If the code on the product commences L441 this confirms that the product was made in the UK and we can confirm then that this product is gluten free.
Pleasae accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Regards
Michael Carr
Haribo Customer Care (UK)
So…I looked at the box and the code did not commence with L441. This box of Haribo was made and packaged in Germany so I can’t be sure it’s gluten free 
I gave the box of sweets to my boyfriend to eat and the next time I saw my dad he had bought me an even bigger box…1250g! This time though it was Haribo Starmix, with a code on the label which began with L441! I know that 200g bags of Starmix are gluten free so it felt safe to assume that more of the same would be too! 
Terry’s Chocolate Orange Gluten Free?
Dec
29
I was given a Terry’s chocolate Orange at work today…something I completely forget about until the festive season comes around and they seem to be everywhere! Are these delicious Christmassy chocolate delights gluten free? On the back of the box is the Terry’s Chocolate Orange Careline so I thought I’d give them a call to find out. A pleasant sounding man answered my call…
Me: Hello, I was wondering whether the Terry’s Chocolate Orange is gluten free?
Nice man: Well, all of the ingredients in the product are gluten free (oooh, this sounds positive!) However, (hrmm, not a good sign) as our chocolate orange is made in a factory alongside other products which do contain gluten we cannot guarantee that this product is completely gluten free.
Me: That’s not the answer I was hoping for
Nice man: It depends how allergic to gluten you are…
Me: Well, I have Coeliac Disease so I cannot have any gluten at all!
Nice man: Well in that case I would recommend that you stick to the products which are definitely gluten free.
Me: So which of your products are completely gluten free then?
Nice man: Actually none of Kraft’s products can claim to be completely gluten free as we do not operate in gluten free factories.
Mars Celebrations Gluten Free?
Dec
21
I’m sitting in my office on a chilly day. It’s almost Christmas and there are sweets and treats galore. A huge box of Mars Celebrations is beaming at me from across the room and I’m wondering whether or not I can have any of these. I know I can’t have Malteasers but what about the others? I emailed Mars to ask them for a list of their gluten free products. Let’s see if they get back to me with good news!
Message:
Hello, I was wondering if you could send me a list telling me which of your products are gluten free? You don’t have this information on your labelling and you don’t provide details of your gf products in the coeliac UK list so how can I find out which of your products are safe for me to eat? I have recently found out that I have coeliac disease and was very dissapointed to discover that I had to stay away from all Mars products because I can’t be certain about the gluten content. Please help me out here because I’m missing out on some of my favourite treats…Thanks, Laura
My reply from Mars:
Dear Laura
Thank you for contacting us regarding the Gluten Free status of our chocolate products.
Please find below a current list of Mars products that are suitable for a gluten free diet.
Bounty – Milk & Dark
Galaxy – Minstrels
Galaxy – Ripple
Galaxy - Smooth Milk Chocolate
Galaxy - Smooth Dark Chocolate
Galaxy Pieces – Milk Chocolate & Caramel
M&M’s - Choco & Peanut
Milky Way - Magic Stars
Treets – Peanut Treets
Christmas 2009
For Christmas 2009, our range is mainly made up of standard products in different formats e.g. Selection boxes and tubes. These products will have the same status as any that are in the above list. However, the one product that is Gluten Free not listed above is Galaxy Mistletoe Kisses
Ice Cream
Bounty Chocolate Ice Cream stick
Bounty Ice Cream bar
Galaxy Caramel Swirls Ice Cream stick
Galaxy Vanilla Heaven Ice Cream bar
Snickers Ice Cream bar
Mars exercises every care in providing this product information, please be aware that changes may occur in the future.
Once again, thank you for contacting Mars.