There is a great article on Gluten Free versus Naturally Gluten Free grains, seeds and nuts and they're contamination levels. It is interesting that Millet Flour tested at 15.5 ppm with a gluten free label. This is higher than the Celiac Sprue Association's choice of non detectable at 5ppm, but still meets federal guidelines which request non dectable at 20ppm.
For naturally gluten free products (products not labelled gluten free, but not having any gluten containing ingredients):
the range of gluten ran from less than 5ppm to 2,925 ppm
Read more here:
GF Grains: Are They Really Gluten Free
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wolfgang Puck Soups - GF Labeling Info Update
Wolfgang Puck no longer guarantees that any of the soup products are gluten free unless the label states gluten free.
Read your product labels and double check for you health and safety.
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Read your product labels and double check for you health and safety.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Jelly Belly - Christmas Mix RECALL - Contains Wheat
Jelly Belly Candies produced in Canada were recalled because they contained undeclared wheat and milk.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Manitoba Harvest - No Longer Labelled Gluten Free
My Question:
Though I understand you use a dedicated facility that DOES NOT process any dairy, soy, nut or gluten products, I want to check to see if you know if the seeds are registering detectable with gluten. We are advocating for the safety of our customers both retail and wholesale. Thank you so much for your time!
Manitoba Harvest's Answer:
Thank you for contacting Manitoba Harvest and thinking of hemp foods! For over a decade Manitoba Harvest has strived to deliver the highest quality hemp food products to our valued customers and supporters. Every load of hemp seed that is delivered to our facility is tested for gluten. Gluten tests can fluctuate from lot-to-lot. In August we moved to a more accurate protocol for gluten testing. Our parts per million gluten tests are now +/- accuracy of 5 parts per million (versus our previous accuracy of +/- 10, which I believe is an industry standard).
Hemp seed is naturally gluten free. However, even one kernel of wheat or barley amongst 50,000 hemp seeds can potentially result in a positive test for gluten. As a vertically integrated (from field to consumer) company, this one kernel/seed could be inadvertently introduced at any point – during harvest, seed cleaning, or delivery to our facility. This potential concerns us greatly. As such do not claim that our products are gluten free. You will notice we have removed the gluten free statement on our labels and instead state: “This product is made at a hemp dedicated facility that does NOT process any dairy, soy, nut or gluten products.”
We are aggressively looking for processes and methodologies that would provide us with certainties on gluten free.
Date of Response: 1/4/11
Though I understand you use a dedicated facility that DOES NOT process any dairy, soy, nut or gluten products, I want to check to see if you know if the seeds are registering detectable with gluten. We are advocating for the safety of our customers both retail and wholesale. Thank you so much for your time!
Manitoba Harvest's Answer:
Thank you for contacting Manitoba Harvest and thinking of hemp foods! For over a decade Manitoba Harvest has strived to deliver the highest quality hemp food products to our valued customers and supporters. Every load of hemp seed that is delivered to our facility is tested for gluten. Gluten tests can fluctuate from lot-to-lot. In August we moved to a more accurate protocol for gluten testing. Our parts per million gluten tests are now +/- accuracy of 5 parts per million (versus our previous accuracy of +/- 10, which I believe is an industry standard).
Hemp seed is naturally gluten free. However, even one kernel of wheat or barley amongst 50,000 hemp seeds can potentially result in a positive test for gluten. As a vertically integrated (from field to consumer) company, this one kernel/seed could be inadvertently introduced at any point – during harvest, seed cleaning, or delivery to our facility. This potential concerns us greatly. As such do not claim that our products are gluten free. You will notice we have removed the gluten free statement on our labels and instead state: “This product is made at a hemp dedicated facility that does NOT process any dairy, soy, nut or gluten products.”
We are aggressively looking for processes and methodologies that would provide us with certainties on gluten free.
Date of Response: 1/4/11
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Crispy Rice - Nature's Path
Nature's Path Crispy Rice Bars now contain dairy powder.
They continue to be labeled gluten free.
They continue to be labeled gluten free.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Bob's Red Mill Creamy Buckwheat Cereal -
Bob's Red Mill Creamy Buckwheat Cereal
Double check for a gluten free label on Bob's Creamy Buckwheat Cereal.
Distributors currently have both gluten free labeled buckwheat cereal and not gluten free labeled buckwheat cereal. Both cereals have the same UPC number.
Don't be fooled. Bob's Red Mill always labels their products as gluten free if the product is gluten free. If you don't see a gluten free label, then it's not a gluten free product.
Double check for a gluten free label on Bob's Creamy Buckwheat Cereal.
Distributors currently have both gluten free labeled buckwheat cereal and not gluten free labeled buckwheat cereal. Both cereals have the same UPC number.
Don't be fooled. Bob's Red Mill always labels their products as gluten free if the product is gluten free. If you don't see a gluten free label, then it's not a gluten free product.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Pro Max Dark Chocolate Mint Bar WHEAT ALERT
Old batches of ProMax mint bars contain WHEAT despite their gluten free label.
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