{"id":61,"date":"2009-11-16T21:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2020-03-29T23:19:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T23:19:58","slug":"gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten Free Labeling Needs Clarity and Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a parent of a small child with celiac, I am a diligent label reader.\u00a0 I read and reread every label – and usually recheck “safe” products every month or so.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One thing that is becoming abundantly clear to me is that while the Food Allergen Labeling\u00a0 and Consumer Protection Act of 2004<\/a> (which requires labeling of top 8 allergens – wheat included but not gluten) made major strides in food safety, it does not provide the clarity needed and additional action is necessary.<\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working on guidance <\/a>related to gluten labeling and testing but for now it is muddy water.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is there a difference between “may contain traces of wheat\/gluten” and “produced in a facility that also manufactures wheat\/gluten”?\u00a0 Some will tell you yes and others no but without a statutory definition of\u00a0what these things mean and a requirement for testing to a set part per million (ppm) before you can label your product “gluten free”\u00a0\u00a0it is anyone’s guess.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My next step in this arena is to begin to really work on a campaign for action.\u00a0 So if any readers\/bloggers out there know of a politician who is willing to take this cause under their wing, let’s get them on board and get this done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a parent of a small child with celiac, I am a diligent label reader.\u00a0 I read and reread every label – and usually recheck “safe” products every month or so.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One thing that is becoming abundantly clear to me is that while the Food Allergen Labeling\u00a0 and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (which requires […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nGluten Free Labeling Needs Clarity and Action - Happy Gluten Free<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gluten Free Labeling Needs Clarity and Action\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As a parent of a small child with celiac, I am a diligent label reader.\u00a0 I read and reread every label – and usually recheck “safe” products every month or so.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One thing that is becoming abundantly clear to me is that while the Food Allergen Labeling\u00a0 and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (which requires […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Happy Gluten Free\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/1happyglutenfree\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-11-16T21:43:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-29T23:19:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/why-eating-gluten-free-is-healthy.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jim\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jim\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jim\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/20e94b80444962073f1cb6d67681c286\"},\"headline\":\"Gluten Free Labeling Needs Clarity and Action\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-11-16T21:43:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-29T23:19:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/\"},\"wordCount\":222,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Resources\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/happyglutenfree.com\/gluten-free-labeling-needs-clarity-and-action\/\",\"name\":\"Gluten Free Labeling Needs Clarity and Action - 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