New Rules for Gluten-free Foods in the United Kingdom
This is advice to all visitors to the United Kingdom and throughout Europe who suffer from an intolerance to gluten. New labeling and composition rules, aimed at helping those people who have an intolerance to gluten, were published in the UK earlier this year (how do these compare to rules in the USA?).
Under the new European Union regulations, [...]
Breyers Ice Cream Recalled Due to Undeclared Wheat?
Enjoy gluten-free ice cream from Breyers? If so, you may want to avoid them temporarily, as according to the FDA’s official recall page, it looks like some Breyers Ice Cream flavors have been recalled due to undeclared wheat on the label. According to the recall announcement, it looks like the mispackaged ice cream product was [...]
Hershey’s Chocolate: Gluten-Free Rumors
Recently, an Examiner.com writer published a piece about Hershey’s chocolate. He wrote that his friend called the company and they told them that they lines are dusted with flour, so he is telling celiacs to avoid Hershey’s chocolate. I was very frustrated to read this, because I eat Hershey’s chocolate, and have checked their labels [...]
The Gluten-Free Rumor Mill
In case you didn’t know, the rumor mill isn’t a dedicated gluten-free facility. In fact, stories about ingredients, companies, illnesses, websites, and even personal attacks are common among many support groups and websites. It is important to know where to find trustworthy information and to be your own researcher. There are simple, and sometimes fast [...]
FDA Collecting Feedback on Gluten Free Labeling
Gluten free labeling on products has been a hot topic on this website, as well as pretty much every similar website or blog which is based out of the United States. We’ve talked about it on a few occasions in the past, including this post.
If you are interested in learning more about how you can [...]
Tell the FDA What You Think About Food Labeling
Food product labeling has long been a major concern for those with Celiac Disease (or any food allergy). Have you ever wondered how you could help improve the existing food labeling system?
According to a recent post over at About.com, it looks like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be accepting comments for the next few days. [...]
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