2005N-0279
  

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


  

  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC51
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Ms. Daniela Herman
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
08/15/2005 05:08:40
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Celiac Sprue Association
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Individual Consumer
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 "Gluten-free" on a food label should mean containing no wheat, oats, rye, or barley, with no cross-contamination from these grains.

We identify foods that do not contain gluten by checking the label of every item we buy. We spend 15 minutes per store-visit reading labels.

Approximately 15% of foods purchased are marked "gluten-free", but these are often only to be found at expensive specialty stores.

"Gluten-free" printed on a product label positively influences our decision to buy a product, and we are more likely to buy a product with this marking, even if other products contain the same ingredients.