FDA tries for 7 years to define "gluten-free"

The FDA failed to meet a 2008 deadline for defining what it takes for a product to be labeled "gluten-free," and the agency still has not issued regulations. Foodmakers haven't waited, and some products that are labeled gluten-free may contain significant amounts of gluten, endangering consumers who have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. "The FDA has spent years calling upon experts to have open-forum debates, town hall meetings. ... it really should be a no-brainer," said Alessio Fasano, medical director of the Center for Celiac Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Some other countries, as well as the international Codex Alimentarius Commission, have set labeling standards, typically at a maximum of 20 parts per million -- the amount that can be reliably detectable.
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