In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Emma Thackery" > wrote in message
> ...

Joe said:
> >> OK. Maybe I'm the only person on earth who would not believe a
> >> "trusted list" of products with gluten, which claimed that PAM
> >> contained wheat. I'm the only person on earth who would look further
> >> than that list. So sue me.
> >
> > Try taking the exorbitant amount of time to carefully read the
> > ingredient lists on every single food product you want to buy (whether
> > you've bought it before or not) and you'll start relying on your
> > "trusted list" much more often.
>
> Emma! Humor me for a moment and answer these two questions!
>
> 1) Consider a bottle of canola oil. On the label, it says "Canola Oil". Not
> the ingredient list, but the front label. Without looking at the
> ingredients, how likely is it that it contains wheat?

We're not talking about a bottle of canola oil. We're talking about a
much more highly processed spray (of God-knows-what for the
uninitiated). Moreover, we're talking about a person--- me--- that has
not used very many processed foods in the last few years. I also never
use canola oil btw. I use olive oil mainly.

What it seems you're attempting to say is that my "intuition" should
have told me that PAM, a highly processed food product in a spray can,
would have no wheat because canola oil has no wheat in it. That is an
error in logic. First of all, I had no idea that PAM was even made of
canola oil. I don't have any, nor have I ever used it. So how would I
even relate it to canola oil?

Second, just because a food seems like it would inherently have few
additives, you simply cannot make such an assumption. Those of us for
whom wheat is a dangerous toxin have learned that lesson the hard way.
Even salt has anti-caking agents and, sometimes, iodine in it. Oats,
another food with usually no other named ingredients, are restricted for
most people with celiac because those grown in the US are always
contaminated with wheat. And you won't find that on the label either.
There are many more.

> 2) Next: Before today, did you even know there was a special version of PAM
> just for baking, one which contained wheat flour?

I object; you're badgering the wtiness! Before today, I knew almost
nothing about PAM other than it was a cooking spray. I looked at my GF
list and when it said PAM (only one listing) was not gluten free, I
decided to go with plain old olive oil. And besides, I'm not real big
on foods in spray cans anyway. So shoot me.

Emma