The Star Trib article I link to above does say it was in the gluten from a single unspecified source. I'm sure they add extra gluten to bagels to make them chewy.

I read that it was wheat gluten, but I didn't read it from an "official" source.

So to me, though I may be leery of eating Lender's and PF for a couple of weeks, this does not affect my overall trust for the companies.  That remains in tact (like my trust does for Morningstar Farms does, even though they had products that were recalled recently because of the cumin contamination), but I do want to make sure this has all cleared up before buying more. 

So I'm guessing it was in the wheat, right? 

I did not know Lender's Bagels were made so close to me.  Wow.  I could drive there and ask questions about the egg bagels that are sitting in my fridge, now untouched, lol. 

http://www.startribune.com/local/291364061.html

This has a whole list including Lender's and Village Hearth.

If it was in the gluten, is it in the Village Hearth bread we buy?

Quote from: MamaZu on February 09, 2015, 09:41:00 AM
Also- is there another bagel that people trust for peanut and tree nut allergy only?  Lenders?  I seem to remember something about frozen vs fresh?  one being safe and the other not? 

Check Nature's Own. I haven't contacted them recently but others have said they label shared facility with pn and tn (not other allergens though). We use Aunt Millie's. It's been a while since I've contacted them too, so I sent an email today.

We only buy Lender's. The others have not been safe for sesame.

Now, a member here back in 2007 or 2008 had a child who had a rxn after eating a Lender's cinnamon raisin bagel.  She sent it off to FAARP and they confirmed the presence of peanut. Lender's denied the possibility.  We did not eat them for a long time but went back, and we have not had a problem.

I'm not sure in 2015 there's any way around conglomerates, brands being bought and sold amongst them, and the manufacturing facilities that they may not even own.  There are few that are single entity.  The conglomerate owns multiple brands and contracts out to a multitude of manufacturing facility.  What binds them together is the parent companies policy on paper that is FALCPA compliant yet doesn't reveal much about the manufacture process and warnings of potential contact.

Also- is there another bagel that people trust for peanut and tree nut allergy only?  Lenders?  I seem to remember something about frozen vs fresh?  one being safe and the other not? 

I was under the impression (checked many years ago - so it may have changed) that Thomas bagels weren't safe.   So then if Pep Farm is made in the same factory as Thomas'....how can they actually be safe?
This has me doubting every single thing I buy and have bought for years.   
Need to grocery shop today and just don't know what to trust anymore.   

I don't distrust their integrity, just noting how these recalls tend to snowball.

Ah---Okay, I see that Campbell's owns PF. 

Wait--is Campbell's Bimbo, too?  I'm confused.

I trust PF. With my sesame allergy, there are very few bread-y manufacturers I do trust.  PF, Pillsbury and Lender's.  That's it.

I haven't used any campbell's brand for years. Last time I contacted PF they would only tell me they clean well so there is no need to label.

Hmmm.  I don't understand why we would be doubting PF's integrity unless this has gotten bigger than I've read about.  It seems to me their bagels were made at the same site as the Thomas, Sara Lee and Jewel's bagels.  There was a common ingredient that contains peanut and almonds.

Have we any reason to believe it's bigger than this?  Anyone heard anything else?