There is no ingredients on the package, because it comes in a paper and foil package, originally housed in a larger box with many other packs. No doubt, the ingredients are one the larger box, but that box is in the store, and I am at my desk, far far away.<\/p>\n
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The first thing I did \u2013 and I recommend you do something similar if you have such a question – was to type fisherman’s friend ingredients <\/em>into Google.<\/p>\n The first result was not the official Fisherman\u2019s Friend website. Instead, it was Wikipedia. Wikipedia seems to come up first for almost anything you type into Google these days.<\/p>\n According to Wikipedia, Fisherman\u2019s Friend lozenges contains starch.<\/p>\n Starch = red flag. <\/p>\n So the question is: what kind of starch?<\/p>\n Back to Google. The second result is fishermansfriend.ca. And from this site I got more information. In fact, the information is very specific for people with allergies<\/a>.<\/p>\n The short answer to whether Fisherman\u2019s Friend lozenges is safe for a gluten free diet<\/a> is YES, they are safe.<\/p>\n I was also pleased to see that Fisherman\u2019s Friends are free of the following:<\/p>\n One would not expect lozenges, or candy-like product to contain wheat or gluten, but you never know. Some do (e.g. many types of liquorice candy), so it is always worth checking.<\/p>\n This article is not intended to promote these lozenges. It does serve as a great example of how to discover answers to these types of questions. It also shows how manufacturers can handle allergy<\/a> information on their website.<\/p>\n\n