What’s the point of being a DC Glutie if you don’t get a dish some policy dirt once in a while?
When we last left off, the FDA was in the process of consideration and subsequent enactment of a gluten-free labeling rule but there were no new updates available. This just in: the FDA is moving [...]
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TGI(G)F: FDA Inches Closer to Gluten-Free Labeling
June 20th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Celiac disease · FDA gluten-free labeling · policy · Washington DC
How Soon Till Our Pantries Boast All the Right Labels?
June 10th, 2008 No Comments
On Sunday, June 8, the Washington Post ran an article “Food Allergies Trigger Multibillion-Dollar Specialty Market” by Annys Shin discussing the new and widespread marketing aims of food corporations to cater to consumers with food sensitivities. The article states that according to research firm Mintel, by 2010, the gluten-free food and drink industry is expected [...]
Tags: Annys Shin · FDA · Food Allergen labelling act · gluten free food labels · gluten free proposal · peanuts · shellfish · washington post
Think Bars Hit the Spot
June 4th, 2008 1 Comment
For years, Brandi has said it best: DC girls are “gals on the go” and need big purses to carry all their gear. For a long time, before I adopted a gluten-free lifestyle, when I needed a meal in my purse, I grabbed an Odwalla bar or a ZonePerfect bar. Now, I find or fear [...]
Tags: gluten-free meal replacement bars · Harris Teeter · PowerBars · Think Green · Think Organic · Think Products · Think Thin · Trader Joes · Wegmans · ZonePerfect bars
TGI(G)F: Sesame Ginger Chicken Wings
May 30th, 2008 No Comments
It’s that time of year when weekends begin to fill up with barbecues and baby showers, not to mention picnics, tailgates and nights at Wolf Trap! What’s a glutie supposed to do? Here’s a a tried-and-true gluten-free crowd pleaser that always makes a few table top and picnic basket appearances when summer finally arrives.
Adrian’s Ginger [...]
Tags: gluten-free wings · grill · orgran bread crumbs · San-J soy sauce · sesame ginger chicken wings · Wegmans · Wolf Trap
Where Have All the Gluties Gone?
May 14th, 2008 3 Comments
Lucky for you, we are still all alive and well. Unlucky for you, we are all in the middle of major life moments and, in order to keep our sanity, we reluctantly have let ourselves off of the DCGluties hook for just a little while. Our blogging philosophy is that quality trumps quantity. So, while [...]
Tags: gluten-free wedding · Green's beer · northern virginia farmer's markets · Rustico restaurant
