2005N-0279
  

  
Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting
  


  

  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC134
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mrs. Lois  Matthews
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
08/22/2005 01:08:47
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Celiac Sprue Association
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Individual Consumer
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
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Please vote to require food labeling to state "gluten-free" so celiac patients will have a way of knowing what is truly "gluten-free".  MOST of our precious time is spent contacting food companies, reading articles, or ordering gluten-free list in order to figure out what is even available to eat. Then, all we can do is hope the products are "gluten-free"!  At the present time, maybe only 1 percent of the labels state "gluten-free".  If you have not known what a challenge this disease can be, I ask you to talk to someone about the challenges of deciding what a celiac can or cannot eat since we have no other quick alternative to knowing what is "safe"! It is imperative that labels state "gluten-free" for the protection of those concerned!