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Oct
2025
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Jun
2025
Eating gluten-free during a road trip in mainland Greece
We recently returned from a wonderful family vacation in mainland Greece. Because we were road tripping and traveling to remote areas well outside of Athens, I translated into Greek my dietary needs and provided this translation to restaurant staff when necessary. This was very helpful as I sometimes found that even in restaurants that advertised gluten-free options online, the waitstaff didn’t always know what I meant by “gluten”. What I ate: Stuffed Grape Leaves The dolmas (grape leaves stuffed with rice, meat,...
12
May
2025
Assessing the LEO Gluten Tester did not go as expected: Testing wheat bread for gluten
Long story short: Wheat bread was tested for gluten using the LEO tester. After 3 minutes, there was a faint line above the E as confirmed by the LEO app. According to the LEO website, “If you see a line above the "E" of LEO then the sample is 10 PPM or less.” Hmm. Long story long: Over a two day period (that included a lot of thinking and a phone chat with Adrian Rogers, a specialist in immunoassay development...
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...
04
Nov
2022
Gluten Free Watchdog Continues Testing Rice-Based Foods for Arsenic
The latest batch of arsenic test results posted a couple weeks ago for subscribers to Gluten Free Watchdog. You can view which products were tested here https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/product/arsenicflours-combined-data-as-2022/1168 and here https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/product/arsenictoddler-foods-combined-data-as-2022/1169. This is the third batch of rice-based products commissioned for tested by Gluten Free Watchdog in 2022 (results have also posted for breakfast cereals and rice grain). Products are tested by a lab at Dartmouth College. The next round of testing will...
26
Jul
2022
FDA is acting on complaints filed by Gluten Free Watchdog
This spring we filed 6 Freedom of Information Act requests with FDA representing 11 products containing malt-based ingredients.* All products had been reported to FDA for facial misbranding by Gluten Free Watchdog. What follows is a summary of the information included in the materials obtained from FDA. A huge thank you to Adam, one of GFWD’s pro-bono attorneys for filing these requests. *We also filed FOIA requests for three additional products containing wheat. As of July 26, 2022, we have not...
25
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...
03
May
2021
Gluten Free Watchdog’s Gratitude List for Celiac Disease Awareness Month 2021
In celebration of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, we will be adding to this gratitude list daily. May 1, 2021 First up… Feeding Gluten-Free, a National Celiac Association initiative. There is no greater work than helping to provide gluten-free food to those in our community experiencing food insecurity. Please help if you can. Thank you. https://nationalceliac.org/giving-gluten-free/ May 2 Next up… Gluten-free small businesses. They need community support more than ever. If at all possible, find one to frequent. Third Coast...
08
Mar
2021
Gluten Free Watchdog’s updated position statement on Cheerios
This position statement may not be reposted without the express written permission of Gluten Free Watchdog, LLC. ***Note: What follows is the opinion of Gluten Free Watchdog. Whether or not you choose to eat Cheerios is your personal decision and you do not owe anyone an explanation. Please make decisions based on the totality of information available to you, including the position of Gluten Free Watchdog, the statement at the end of this post from General Mills, and Gluten Free Watchdog’s...
04
Jan
2021