Today I picked up a packed of Skittles and smiled when I saw that they are labelled ‘gluten free’. I still stand by my opinion that Skittles taste better in the UK but back home we only have a couple of different varieties whereas the States seem to have gone Skittles mad. I found the chocolate ones today and they are yummy with their S’mores, vanilla, chocolate caramel, chocolate pudding and brownie batter flavours. I have emailed Wrigley USA a few times to see if they can provide me with allergen information/precautions to ensure there is no cross contamination in production but I haven’t yet received a reply.
UPDATE for Skittles in the UK: When I emailed Wrigley, the company who make Skittles,last week this is the response I got. Basically they can confirm there is no gluten above 100ppm but they can’t confirm that it’s below 20ppm –
“For those products that do not contain gluten ingredients in the ingredient listing, the potential level of gluten in the finished product is below 100mg/kg. However as we do not guarantee the absence of minute quantities of gluten in order to meet the EU definition of ‘gluten free’ (as per Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009) which is less than 20mg of gluten per Kg.â€
Original skittles
Lots of tasty gluten free flavours
Amanda
Jan 30th, 2013Hi,
I was just curious if you had heard anything from Wrigley UK about skittles being gluten-free? I see on the ingredients pack they have modified starch in them, which is usually a no-no!
Thanks,
Amanda
Laura
Jan 31st, 2013Hi Amanda,
I’ve contacted Wrigley both in the UK and the US this week to get updated product information so I’ll let you know what I find out. 🙂
Amanda
Mar 11th, 2013Any update on skittles in the UK being gluten-free? I know they are in the US but what about UK?
Thanks!
AMnada
Laura
Mar 11th, 2013Hi Amanda! My readers are telling me that yes, Skittles in the UK are gluten free and that they eat them.
When I emailed Wrigley, the company who make Skittles,last week this is the response I got. Basically they can confirm there is no gluten above 100ppm but they can’t confirm that it’s below 20ppm –
“For those products that do not contain gluten ingredients in the ingredient listing, the potential level of gluten in the finished product is below 100mg/kg. However as we do not guarantee the absence of minute quantities of gluten in order to meet the EU definition of ‘gluten free’ (as per Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009) which is less than 20mg of gluten per Kg.”
Amanda
May 14th, 2013Thanks so much Laura!!