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Gluten-free water: surely that's not a real thing is it?

9 August 2016

 

 

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A friend on Twitter recently shared a link聽and declared聽that “civilisation is over”. It appeared that she might be correct: the site was聽marketing with the strapline, 鈥渂ecause you can never be too sure鈥.

The link had been shared with a number of commentators, and for a large part of that day we all indignantly retweeted our outrage at this absurd fad. (For anyone still wondering 鈥 no, water doesn’t contain gluten unless you cook pasta in it.)

I have no problem with brands marketing and selling gluten-free products.…

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