Gluten-Free Diet

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Facebook campaign to choose 100 people for gluten-free product

How to get your face on a pack of sausages

By Jenny Eagle

A former BBC director who owns The Black Farmer, a gluten free brand known for its pork sausages, has launched a special edition Pork, Bramley Apple & Cider pack dedicated to its fan-base this month.  

Producers like Enjoy Life, which specializes in foods free from the most common allergens, are impacted by increasing consumer desire to avoid particular ingredients.

Consumers demanding more ‘free’ foods

By Jenni Spinner

Food processing and packaging firms are increasingly impacted by consumers’ desire to avoid gluten, dairy, soy, and other ingredients, according to Packaged Facts.

If gluten-free bakery moves into mainstream retail space, careful considerations must be made, warn experts

Special Edition: Gluten-free

Riches in niches? The retail future of gluten-free

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Should manufacturers look to move gluten-free products into the retail mainstream or does the segment’s future lie in its niche positioning?

Four gluten-free myths debunked

Special edition: Gluten-free

Four gluten-free myths debunked

By Maggie Hennessy

Few topics can spark a more spirited debate these days than gluten, and yet, as the Whole Grains Council/Oldways points out, misconceptions abound when it comes to gluten—especially within the larger scope of whole grains. 

Canada’s gluten-free market surges: Packaged Facts

Canada’s gluten-free market surges: Packaged Facts

By Maggie Hennessy

Riding the wave of continued strong consumer demand for gluten-free food options, Canada’s gluten-free market reached $458.9 million in 2012, according to a recent report from Packaged Facts entitled 'Gluten-Free Foods in Canada'.

Celiac disease patients at risk of antibodies that attack the stomach lining

CDF welcomes US gluten-free labels

By Jenny EAGLE

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to change the ruling on gluten-free food labeling has been welcomed by the Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF).

Charles Speirs, baking science manager at Campden BRI

Dispatches from IBA 2012

Gluten-free bakery insights from Campden BRI

By Oliver Nieburg from Munich

UK research institute Campden BRI says that getting the baking temperature right is almost as important as selecting the right ingredients in achieving high quality gluten-free products.

Celiac disease may vary by ethnicity, study suggests

Celiac disease may vary by ethnicity, study suggests

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Prevalence of celiac disease in the United States may vary by ethnicity, with the highest prevalence among non-Hispanic whites, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Industry needs to focus on educating consumers and developing innovative gluten-free offerings, according to Frost & Sullivan

Gluten-free: Room for education and innovation

By Kacey Culliney

The snowballing gluten-free trend holds extensive opportunities for ingredients firms but education and innovation is needed to secure the future of this segment, an industry expert has said.

Canadian government invests in controls for gluten-free foods

Canadian government invests in controls for gluten-free foods

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Canadian Celiac Association has received a C$245,000 investment from the Canadian government to help enhance food safety systems and develop specific controls for gluten-free foods, in an effort to boost supply of gluten-free foods.

Frito Lay will use its own gluten-free 'GF' icon as seen in the bottom right of this bag of chips

Frito-Lay plans its own gluten-free symbol

By Oliver Nieburg

The world’s largest snack firm Frito-Lay has announced plans to use its own gluten-free symbol on labels in North America after validating products as gluten-free through two celiac organisations.

Gluten free diets may be unnecessary for many, suggest researchers

Gluten free diets may be unnecessary for many, suggest researchers

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Nonceliac gluten sensitivity has become an increasingly prevalent diagnosis in the United States, but many Americans may needlessly be limiting their diets as there is no accepted definition of the condition, according to a commentary published in the Annals...

FDA reopens comments on gluten-free labeling

FDA reopens comments on gluten-free labeling

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened comments on its proposed thresholds for gluten traces in products labeled as gluten free – four years after it originally proposed the guidelines.

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