Gluten testing
There are many tests available for detecting gluten. It is important to be aware of their intended uses. As will be clear from reading the descriptions of some of these tests, accurately testing for...
View ArticleSandwich ELISAs and Hydrolyzed Gluten
A wee bit more information on gluten testing… Question: Why might sandwich ELISAs underestimate the gluten content of food products containing hydrolyzed gluten? Answer: Sandwich ELISAs require two...
View ArticleCommercial Assays to Assess Gluten Content of Gluten-Free Foods: Why They Are...
TRICIA THOMPSON, MS, RD; ENRIQUE MÉNDEZ, PhD ABSTRACT A standardized method of analysis is needed to quantitatively determine the gluten content of food and provide the basis for enforcing regulations...
View ArticleAssessing the Gluten Content of Foods: Sandwich ELISAs
Sandwich ELISAs can be used to quantitatively assess ingredients and finished food products for gluten. Three sandwich ELISAs are discussed below. The R5 (Mendez) ELISA and the omega-gliadin (Skerritt)...
View ArticleManufacturer Testing Protocols: Using Schar as an Example
When the FDA releases its final rule on labeling of food as gluten free, testing protocols and testing methods for manufacturers will not be included. Manufacturers will be on their own to determine...
View ArticleManufacturers of Gluten-Free Food: Are They Testing for Gluten?
If you think a gluten-free label means that a food has been tested appropriately for gluten think again… Suzanne Simpson, dietitian at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University has been...
View ArticleShould Manufacturers & Consumers Use Lateral Flow Devices (EZ Gluten) to Test...
Thank you to Thomas Grace of Bia Diagnostics, www.biadiagnostics.com for sharing his expertise on Lateral Flow Devices What are lateral flow devices (LFDs)? LFDs are used to qualitatively (is gluten...
View ArticleManufacturer Testing Protocols: Using Schar as an Example
When the FDA releases its final rule on labeling of food as gluten free, testing protocols and testing methods for manufacturers will not be included. Manufacturers will be on their own to determine...
View ArticleManufacturers of Gluten-Free Food: Are They Testing for Gluten?
If you think a gluten-free label means that a food has been tested appropriately for gluten think again… Suzanne Simpson, dietitian at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University has been...
View ArticleLateral Flow Devices: Should Manufacturers & Consumers Use Them to Test for...
Thank you to Thomas Grace of Bia Diagnostics, www.biadiagnostics.com for sharing his expertise on Lateral Flow Devices What are lateral flow devices (LFDs)? LFDs are used to qualitatively (is gluten...
View ArticleBeer: Why it is so hard to assess fermented and hydrolyzed products for gluten
Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) appear to be on the same page when it comes to assessing the gluten content of fermented or...
View ArticleStandards for testing food for gluten: Issues that need addressing
We all know that food labeled gluten-free should be tested for gluten. Some of us are familiar with the tests that should be used to assess gluten content. But most of us don’t know how tricky it...
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