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Nov
2020
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Nov
2018
Video: Facial Misbranding of Gluten-Free Food
https://youtu.be/s0bYoUcHp94 At the end of October, I gave a presentation on the facial misbranding of gluten-free foods at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. At the beginning of November, I gave a mini version of this presentation at the celiac disease conference hosted by the National Celiac Association. In this video I talk through printouts of the slides presented at the latter conference. The video runs about 15 minutes. Please let me know if you...
04
May
2018
Dear FDA, Please provide an update on our citizen petition asking for increased enforcement of misbranding violations under the gluten-free labeling rule
https://youtu.be/rkMuqkyXhR4 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 4, 2018 Gluten Free Watchdog Bark (at FDA) & Pant Tug (at consumers), Post # 4 Please watch the video and then read the recommendations below. It is important for all of us to document potential misbranding violations. Please do the following if you come across a product either in the store or after purchase that you believe is misbranded: ...
15
Sep
2017
Video Request for Comments on Gluten Free Watchdog’s FDA Citizen Petition
Gluten Free Watchdog Requests that the FDA establish a specific protocol for increased surveillance, investigation and enforcement of potential Facial Misbranding violations under the Gluten-Free Labeling Rule. Please take the time to read the petition and summary of the petition and comment. The summary, including a link to comment is available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/help-stop-labeling-violations-under-the-gluten-free-rule/ https://youtu.be/ZabSWe5XBY4 Some of you are experiencing problems when trying to access and post your comment to the petition docket. Please do the following (the video also provides step-by-step instructions): 1. Instead of...
12
Jul
2017
Video Letter to FDA: Enforce the Gluten-Free Labeling Rule
https://youtu.be/GCXiT6aGZv4 Gluten Free Watchdog community please share a link to this post on Twitter and Facebook. Please tag FDA on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/FDA/) by including @FDA in your post (this should bring up the FDA link–it is the forth one down US Food and Drug Administration) and @mention FDA on Twitter (@US_FDA). In your tweets, please also include “Please RT #EnforceGFRule” For more information see https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/fda-please-investigate-labeled-gluten-free-foods-containing-wheat-based-soy-sauce-and-enforce-your-own-rule/ Post date: July 12, 2017
12
Jan
2017
Using Nima to test mustard for gluten contamination
The video is embedded below. First a recap of Nima testing to date … Sampling methodology for Nima: Gluten Free Watchdog has been assessing Nima's sampling methodology. Users are advised to place a small sample of food inside a disposable capsule. A small sample is defined as “pea sized.” In the opinion of Gluten Free Watchdog, this sampling method is not well suited for testing packaged foods that may have heterogeneous (unevenly distributed) gluten contamination or restaurant meals with spotty cross contact...
11
Jan
2017
Using Nima to Test for Spotty Cross Contact with Gluten
https://youtu.be/OwI3ax_dWSY
02
Dec
2016
Testing Oat Products Using the Nima
Please watch the video Using Nima to test heterogeneous samples such as oats before watching this video. It is available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/using-nima-test-heterogeneous-samples-oats/. In the current video I test a box of "gluten-free" Cheerios from the 2015 recall and a carton of regular Quaker oats using Nima. Both of these products are highly likely to be contaminated with gluten and are not recommended for persons with gluten-related disorders regardless of test results using the Nima. My intention in testing these two products...
17
Nov
2016
Video: Putting Gluten Contamination Levels into Context
Please also see the post about this topic at http://www.glutenfreedietitian.com/how-much-gluten-is-20-parts-per-million/ https://youtu.be/0VCC5fgA89M
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Oct
2016