25
Aug
2023
17
Jul
2023
Thank You to Thomas Grace & the Bia Diagnostics Team from Gluten Free Watchdog
Gluten Free Watchdog was born a little over 12 years ago. This endeavor came to fruition because of the encouragement of Thomas Grace, CEO at Bia Diagnostics. We had recently completed a study on gluten cross contact in naturally gluten-free grains. While I had access to labs for testing, I wanted to make state-of-the-art gluten testing accessible and understandable to interested consumers with celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders. Thom's positive reaction when I told him what I hoped to...
02
Feb
2023
Brief public summary of Gluten Free Watchdog’s Special Report on Cream Cheese & Nima Sensor Test Results
Please also see the full published article: Tricia Thompson, Adrian Rogers, Johnna Perry. Consumer-Led Investigation into Potential Issues That Arise When Testing Dairy Matrixes for Gluten With the NIMA Sensor. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 2023; qsad092 https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoacint/qsad092 .......... Authors of the special report: Tricia Thompson, MS, RD, Founder, Gluten Free Watchdog, LLC; Adrian Rogers, Development Manager, BioCheck, UK; Johnna Perry, Gluten Free Watchdog Consumer Subscriber Gluten Free Watchdog recently tested weighed samples of cream cheese, cream cheese spread, yogurt, and soft cheese for gluten using a Nima...
31
Aug
2022
The Need for a Standardized Sample Portion When Testing Food for Gluten Using an LFD: A Case Study
Gluten Free Watchdog along with Adrian Rogers, Bio-Check (UK), and Luke Emerson-Mason (Bia Diagnostics) recently presented an abstract and poster at the AOAC International annual meeting. The abstract and poster are based on testing of Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Strawberry. View full size poster HERE. Abstract: Consumers with celiac disease have access to lateral flow devices (LFDs) to test food for gluten. Erroneous results may occur due to matrix effects and sampling that can cause confusion among consumers and lead to...
25
May
2022
Liquid IV: Statement from Gluten Free Watchdog
Gluten Free Watchdog received several complaints about this product from consumers after they tested Liquid IV using lateral flow devices, including EZ Gluten and Nima Sensor and received positive results for gluten. A consumer's retained sample and a new box of the same flavor of Liquid IV were tested at Bia Diagnostics, LLC (an accredited laboratory) using the fully validated sandwich R5 ELISA, the competitive R5 ELISA, and EZ Gluten test strips. When the product was tested using the sandwich and...
23
Jun
2021
Products in the immediate queue for testing at Gluten Free Watchdog (July)
The products in the photo have been requested for testing by subscribers to Gluten Free Watchdog. Results will start posting in July. Requests are made for any number of reasons, including peace of mind regarding favorite foods. Results are available to subscribers.
22
Apr
2021
Products in the immediate queue for testing at Gluten Free Watchdog (May)
The products in the photo have been requested for testing by subscribers to Gluten Free Watchdog. Results will start posting in early May. Requests are made for any number of reasons, including peace of mind regarding favorite foods. Results are available to subscribers.
09
Feb
2021
Products in the immediate queue for testing at Gluten Free Watchdog (February 2021)
The products in the photo have been requested for testing by subscribers to Gluten Free Watchdog. Results will start posting mid February. Requests are made for any number of reasons, including peace of mind regarding favorite foods.
05
Jan
2021
Products in the immediate queue for testing at Gluten Free Watchdog (January 2021)
The products in the photo have been requested for testing by subscribers to Gluten Free Watchdog. They will be sent to the lab beginning this week. Requests are made for any number of reasons, including peace of mind regarding favorite foods.
21
Nov
2020