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Jul
2021
To eat or not to eat wheat starch-containing gluten-free DiGiorno pizza
Please also see the post Wheat Starch in Gluten-Free Foods in 2023: An Update from Gluten Free Watchdog available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/wheat-starch-in-gluten-free-foods-in-2023-an-update-from-gluten-free-watchdog/ The controversy over the use of wheat starch in gluten-free foods is back on the front burner due to the new DiGiorno gluten-free pizzas. The pizzas are made using wheat starch that has been processed to remove gluten. Before we go any further, please remember that under the FDA’s 2013 gluten-free labeling rule, wheat starch is an allowed ingredient in foods...
14
Sep
2020
What the FDA has to say about wheat starch and hydrolyzed gluten
This post is part of a series covering the FDA’s Final Rule on Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods. The rule is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/13/2020-17088/food-labeling-gluten-free-labeling-of-fermented-or-hydrolyzed-foods Bottom Line: Under the FDA’s 2013 gluten-free labeling rule, wheat starch is considered “an ingredient processed to remove gluten.”It is an allowed ingredient in foods labeled gluten-free as long as its use does not result in the final food product containing 20 parts per million or more of gluten.Fermented foods and ingredients made using gluten-free wheat...
09
May
2017
Happy wheat starch isn’t used in more gluten-free foods? You may have Ener-G Foods & Elaine Hartsook to thank
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 (#9)… Adapted from The Gluten Free Nutrition Guide by Tricia Thompson (McGraw-Hill) In some parts of the world, wheat starch has been allowed in gluten-free foods since the time of Dicke's classic feeding trials, but historically it has not been used all that much in...
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May
2017
Does wheat starch belong in a gluten-free diet?
Please also see the post Wheat Starch in Gluten-Free Foods in 2023: An Update from Gluten Free Watchdog available at https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/wheat-starch-in-gluten-free-foods-in-2023-an-update-from-gluten-free-watchdog/ 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 (#8)… First some background… Under the FDA's gluten-free labeling rule wheat starch is allowed in gluten-free foods as long as the final product contains less...
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