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Jan
2026
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Jan
2026
Gluten Free Watchdog 2025 Summary Report
Testing: Testing was commissioned by GFWD and done by Bia Diagnostics, LLC. The sandwich R5 ELISA and cocktail extraction were used. When appropriate, the competitive R5 ELISA also was used. Most samples were tested in duplicate; oat samples were tested in triplicate due to the heterogeneous (uneven) distribution of potential gluten cross contact. Findings: 104 unique products were tested and released in 2025—almost all of them subscriber requests. 75 unique products were labeled/represented as gluten-free. 6 unique products labeled gluten free contained quantifiable gluten...
30
Oct
2025
Artificial intelligence and Gluten Free Watchdog
Just an FYI that I have been misquoted in some recent articles and am working to get them corrected. The most recent incidents involve author use of artificial intelligence. Please know that AI “hallucinates” and sometimes makes up references and quotes. I try to be as responsive as I can to any questions from media organizations and individuals, so please don’t hesitate to reach out if you would like to ask a question or are seeking a comment! There is...
20
Oct
2025
Traditionally brewed soy sauce: Is it actually free of gluten peptides?
You may have read recently on social media that the Norwegian Celiac Association stated that traditionally brewed, wheat-based soy sauce is free of gluten and gluten residues. They joined Sweden and Finland in this assessment. For more information on what led to this conclusion, see https://ncf.no/glutenfri-mat/kosthold-og-ernering/vanlig-soyasaus-er-glutenfri-og-kan-brukes-av-de-med-coliaki Believe it or not, the FDA arrived at a somewhat similar but more conservative conclusion in the health hazard assessment they conducted on Chef Myron’s sauces containing wheat-based soy sauce. Gluten Free Watchdog asked...
16
Oct
2025
Heartfelt Thanks and Gluten-Free Tidbits from FNCE
The honor of a lifetime: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference 2025 recently wrapped. As some of you know, my main reason for attending the conference this year was to accept an excellence in practice award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for entrepreneurship (i.e., the work we do through Gluten Free Watchdog). It is thanks to all of you that this work gets done. As I said pretty much verbatim at the ceremony, receiving this...
06
Oct
2025
Kirkland Signature Roasted Turkey Breast and Yeast Extract
Product warning for Kirkland Signature Roasted Turkey Breast. This product is labeled gluten-free and it contains yeast extract. Based on email correspondence with Costco, the yeast extract in this product may be brewer’s yeast sourced from the beer brewing process. (Brewer’s yeast from the beer brewing process is known as spent brewer’s yeast-- what’s left of yeast once it has been used to make beer. Consequently, spent brewer’s yeast may include gluten from malt and grain.) Correspondence from Costco: “Our supplier uses PHR-YL...
22
Aug
2025
Yeast Extract: Can it be “hidden” under natural flavor?
Short answer: Based on the response Gluten Free Watchdog received from the Food and Drug Administration, yeast extract can't be hidden under natural flavor--yeast extract must be declared. More details: Gluten Free Watchdog reached out to the FDA to ask if the ingredient “yeast extract” has to be declared in the ingredients list as “yeast extract” or if it can be listed as “natural flavor.” The FDA responded by citing two CFRs: Under the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations, “The...
20
Aug
2025
Manufacturers of Labeled Gluten-Free Food, Please Read
Dear manufacturers of packaged gluten-free foods… Ingredients the FDA designates as processed to remove gluten, such as wheat starch and glucose syrup (wheat), may be used in foods labeled gluten-free. BUT if wheat is declared in the ingredients list or a separate Contains statement as required under the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act... The word “wheat” must be “followed immediately by an asterisk (or other symbol) that refers to another asterisk (or other symbol) in close proximity to the ingredient statement...
31
Jul
2025
Cheerios testing protocol for gluten
Cheerios testing protocol for gluten: There are discussions on social media about the protocol followed by General Mills when testing Cheerios for gluten. Unfortunately, our contact at General Mills is no longer with the company. While we had our disagreements, he was always exceedingly forthcoming. It is not often that this level of detail is provided by a manufacturer. Below is the last confirmed testing protocol provided to Gluten Free Watchdog in 2021. We’ve reached out to corporate. If/when we hear...
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Jul
2025
