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May
2022
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Oct
2021
Grainful Purity Protocol Gluten-Free Lentils
Disclaimer: Gluten Free Watchdog provided feedback and encouragement to Grainful on their journey to bring purity protocol lentils to market. We are excited to see their efforts finally come to fruition. Gluten Free Watchdog does not formally endorse products. We recently purchased two, three-pound bags of Grainful Purity Protocol Whole Red Lentils from Amazon. We sorted one bag looking for errant grain and sent the other bag to Bia Diagnostics for testing. We did not find any foreign material and the lentils did not...
02
Nov
2018
Reminder: Pick Through Your Lentils for Errant Wheat and Barley!
We continue to receive reports of errant gluten-containing grains in bags of dried lentils sold in the US. Health Canada just issued a recall on a brand of lentils for undeclared gluten. As a general reminder, under US GIPSA standards (Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration), lentils are allowed to contain a certain percentage of foreign grain, including wheat, barley, and rye. As a precaution, please make sure to pick through dry lentils carefully and rinse them very thoroughly under running...
26
Feb
2018
Update on Edison Grainery French Green Lentils
February 26, 2018 The bad news: Yet another consumer contacted Gluten Free Watchdog about errant grain in Edison Grainery French green lentils. The potential good news: Based on email correspondence between the consumer and Edison Grainery, they have just this month started using an optical sorter. Gluten Free Watchdog sent an email to Edison Grainery to: Confirm that they are using an optical sorter Ask the best by date consumers should look for to ensure they are purchasing/receiving lentils that have gone through...
14
Nov
2017
More Foreign Grain Found in Edison Grainery Lentils
November 14, 2017 We have received yet another complaint from a subscriber to Gluten Free Watchdog about Edison Grainery lentils containing foreign grain. This consumer found two grains in a two-cup random pour from a 5 pound bag of lentils labeled “verified gluten free”. She has not picked through the entire bag of lentils. More grain may be present. A photo of the grains was sent to Seaton Smith of GF Harvest who is very well versed in identifying wheat, barley, rye,...
03
Jan
2017
Mystery Grain in Edison Grainery Lentils Tests “Low Gluten” Using Nima
This post is an update to the blog posted on December 13th entitled “General Product Warning: Check Your Lentils (including certified gluten-free lentils) for Foreign Grain” available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/general-product-warning-check-your-lentils-including-certified-gluten-free-lentils-for-foreign-grain/ Long story short: A consumer found a single errant grain in each of two bags of Edison Grainery certified gluten-free lentils. Photos of the grain were sent to Edison Grainery. The consumer was advised that the grain was likely wild oat, oat, or rice. Gluten Free Watchdog sent one of the...
13
Dec
2016
General Product Warning: Check Your Lentils (including certified gluten-free lentils) for Foreign Grain
Bottom Line: Gluten Free Watchdog has received a number of consumer complaints about foreign grain in packages of lentils. The most recent complaints are for Edison Grainery French Green Lentils and Beluga Lentils (both certified gluten-free) and Simply Nature Organic Green Lentils distributed by Aldi and labeled “naturally gluten-free food.” Please carefully inspect and wash all lentils that you purchase (see specific recommendations below). Edison Grainery: The three most recent consumer complaints for this manufacturer involve a single errant grain in...
27
Oct
2016
Product alert for Simply Nature Organic Green Lentils distributed by Aldi and labeled “Naturally Gluten Free Food”
Bottom Line: A consumer contacted Gluten Free Watchdog about foreign grain found in a bag of lentils. The consumer sent both the foreign grain and empty bag to Gluten Free Watchdog and we in turn sent the grain to the lab to be tested for identification purposes. The lab was able to test three extractions. The results are 78 ppm, > 84 ppm, > 84 ppm gluten indicating that at least some of the grain is wheat and/or barley. Background Information:...
16
Jun
2026
Gluten cross-contact in farm fields is never far from my mind
So, there I was in the beautiful Cotswolds thinking about gluten cross-contact… This spring we were on vacation in England walking the Cotswold Way. We walked through stunning fields of beautiful rapeseed flowers. While taking it all in, I noticed the very occasional bunch of white flowers. These turned out to be radish plants based on the plant identifier on my phone. Of course, both rapeseed and radish are naturally gluten-free. BUT my brain leapt to how these farm fields...
02
May
2022