The Canadian Celiac Association is warning against gluten-free Cheerios products over concerns the cereal is not 100 per cent safe for people with celiac disease. Oats siftedBut the website also says oats used in gluten-free Cheerios are sifted to sort out barley, wheat and rye. Samantha Maloney, former president of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association, told CBC Radio's All In A Day that the General Mills process in making gluten-free cereal is flawed. In a statement, General Mills Canada told CBC News it performs "extensive testing" of its gluten-free Cheerios products. "After milling gluten-free oats into flour, we perform further testing to ensure that every batch of flour is gluten-free.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2016 10:37 UTC