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Letter: All bacon is ‘gluten free’

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Recently, I opened a package of bacon that my wife had purchased. On looking at the package, I noticed it advertised it was “gluten free."

I should end the diatribe here and let the public ponder this. Sadly, I have almost as little faith in the knowledge base of the general public as “Bar S” does.

Any sort of sensitivity to gluten is only prevalent in less than 6% of the population, though its prevalence in the minds of most Americans obviously approaches 100%. But obesity is prevalent in over 30% of the population.

If “Bar S” were truly concerned with the health concerns of its customers, it might list in equally bold type the calories per strip of bacon.