2005N-0279
  

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


  

  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC320
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mrs. Laura Stroebel
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
09/09/2005 05:09:20
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Mrs. Laura Stroebel
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Individual Consumer
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 My 4 year old son has celiac disease.  It would be EXTREMELY helpful to have any food with gluten in it labeled.  Currently, I read through the ingreidients on a label and try to determine if any would contain gluten.  I spend much more time now shopping to determine if foods I am buying may contain gluten.  For my son, probably 20% of the items I putchase for him are actually labeled gluten free.  The rest I am assuming are gluten free either by gluten free lists or calling manufacturers to double check and then documenting for my records that they currenlty are gluten free.  If a product is labeled gluten-free it definately influences my decision to purchase it because then I know I am safe in buying it.