Update 4/15/10: The FDA has closed the gluten free labeling survey as it claims that the survey has met quota. Keep your eyes on this space for more news as the FDA formalizes the gluten free labeling process.
Movement has begun at the FDA in the agency’s efforts to introduce standardized gluten free labeling. Take the survey at [...]
FDA Testing Gluten Free Labeling
April 14th, 2010 2 Comments
Tags: celiac · Celiac disease · FDA · food labeling · gf · gluten · gluten free
Why the mystery when eating out?
December 1st, 2009 1 Comment
I love to eat. I really love eating out. But, I really don’t love being forced to eat on the road. For gluties, every new restaurant is a risk and every uninformed server is a serious source of frustration.
Over the past several months, I’ve been traveling quite a bit in both my personal and professional [...]
Tags: FDA · Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act · gluten free · labeling · Mayor Michael Bloomberg · McDonald's
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