Diagnosed with celiac (can't eat wheat)

[KnottedYet]

Call or email them and ask. I think it's likely a processing plant issue: if any ingredients in the bars are processed at a plant that also processes wheat products, they have to comply with labelling as though there were a possibility of cross-contamination.

There is also just a lot of lag-time in packaging, if something never had gluten in the first place it might not be labelled "gluten free". The yogurt I'm eating right now for b'fast isn't labelled "gluten free", but I'm betting I'm safe. It does have "modified food starch" in it, but notes that it is from corn. (sometimes it's wheat or potato, so keep an eye out for m.f.s. that doesn't specify what it is)

Of course, one can buy an entire bunch of bananas for the price of a Lara Bar. I've been doing that, cuz SKnot *devours* my Lara Bars and it's just too expensive to feed his habit. When biking season picks up I'll have to hide my Lara Bars somewhere. I get bored with bananas though, and they seem to always get smooshed. (someone posted a pic of a banana holder, which was eerily reminiscent of the things you find in certain specialty adult-only shops... )