FDA Reopens Comments on Proposed "Gluten-Free" Voluntary Labeling
The Food and Drug Administration is reopening the comment period on its 2007 proposed rule on the “gluten-free” labeling of foods, in which FDA proposed to define the term “gluten-free,” for voluntary use in the labeling of foods, to mean…
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that the food does not contain an ingredient that is any species of wheat, rye, barley, or a crossbred hybrid of these grains, wheat flour, or wheat starch, if the use of that ingredient results in the presence of 20 parts per million or more gluten in the food; or 20 ppm or more gluten. FDA is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule to solicit comments on a report, “Health Hazard Assessment for Effects of Gluten Exposure in Individuals with Celiac Disease: Determination of Tolerable Daily Intake Levels and Levels of Concern for Gluten," among other things. Comments are due by October 3, 2011. FDA press release available here.