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May
2020
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May
2019
Letter to FDA Regarding Allergen Advisory Statements for Wheat on Foods Labeled Gluten-Free
Gluten Free Watchdog's first call to action for Celiac Disease Awareness Month 2019 was a request for the community to submit photos of product labels that included both a gluten-free claim and an allergen advisory statement for wheat. The response was overwhelming. Thank you! Some of the photos are included in the attached letter to FDA regarding advisory statements. Please read the letter and let me know if you have any questions. https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CallToActionMayContainStatementsFDA3.pdf
01
May
2019
Celiac Disease Awareness Month Call to Action: Allergen Advisory Statements for Wheat on Labeled Gluten-Free Foods
In honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Gluten Free Watchdog will be issuing four calls to action (one each week). The first call to action pertains to allergen advisory statements for wheat on labeled gluten-free foods. Help Gluten Free Watchdog raise awareness among FDA staff about the use of these statements by industry. Please take photos of products you have in hand (versus product images and information posted online by manufacturers) that are labeled gluten-free AND include a may contain statement...
07
Jan
2019
Allergen Advisory Statements and Your Favorite Chocolates
Over the holidays we received emails from community members concerned about the gluten-free status of various candies, including those made by See's Candies and Hammond's Candies. Focusing on See's Candies (and long story short), this is what their website currently states about gluten: … Allergen Information Valid January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 GLUTEN INFORMATION Candies produced in See's Candies facilities do not contain gluten, and these products are the vast majority of those we sell. We purchase a small amount of specialty candies made by third parties, and these also do...
04
Apr
2018
Allergen advisory statements for wheat do NOT appear to be useful predictors of the potential for quantifiable gluten in database reviews
For Immediate Release April 4, 2018 Allergen advisory statements for wheat do NOT appear to be useful predictors of the potential for quantifiable gluten in database reviews 1,2 A pdf of this release is available at FINAL EJCNAAS2018PressReleaseApril4 In the U.S., allergen advisory statements are voluntary and are not currently defined by any federal regulation. The FDA continues to state that allergen advisory statements must be truthful and not misleading. Precautionary labeling may include language such as, “May contain wheat,” “Processed in a facility...
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May
2017
Ten Fast Facts about Allergen Advisory Statements for Wheat & Gluten-Free Foods
In Honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Gluten Free Watchdog is writing a series of articles (the goal is one per day during the month of May) related to the gluten-free diet–currently the ONLY treatment for celiac disease. Post (#28)… An allergen advisory statement for wheat: Refers to manufacturer processing practices, such as the use of a shared facility, shared production line, or shared equipment May appear on a label as “made in a facility that produces wheat” or “manufactured on equipment that...
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Oct
2016
Allergen Advisory Statements: One Page Printable Flyer
Please feel free to download and share this one-page flyer about our study on allergen advisory statements recently published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Thanks to our co-author Trisha Lyons for developing this handout. 2016-fnce-aas-flyer To view a summary of the study please click HERE. To view a read only full text of the article please click HERE.
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Sep
2016
Allergen Advisory Statements for Wheat: NOT a Useful Predictor of Gluten Content
For Immediate Release (A pdf of this release is available at ejcnaaspressreleasesept15) The full text of this article is available at http://rdcu.be/kl1j September 14, 2016 Allergen advisory statements for wheat on products not labeled gluten-free but appearing to be free of gluten-containing ingredients were NOT a useful predictor of gluten content. Citation: Tricia Thompson, Trisha B. Lyons and Amy Jones. Allergen advisory statements for wheat: do they help US consumers with celiac disease make safe food choices? European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication,...
08
May
2018
When labeling for the allergen wheat collides with a gluten-free claim
In honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month 2018, A series of bites, barks, tail wags, face licks, and pant tugs from Gluten Free Watchdog May 8, 2018 Gluten Free Watchdog Pant Tug, Post # 8 The basic facts to keep in mind about FDA labeling: Gluten-free claim: Product as packaged must contain less than 20 ppm of gluten. Includes cross contact with gluten. FALCPA statement for wheat: If an ingredient in a food is or Contains wheat protein, wheat must be named in the...
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May
2018