Do you find “May Contain Wheat” statements to be confusing?

On March 26, 2018 the article, “When foods contain both a gluten-free claim and an allergen advisory statement for wheat: should consumers be concerned?” by Tricia Thompson, Amy Keller, and Trisha B. Lyons was published online ahead of print by the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The authors quantified data on products obtained by the Gluten-Free Watchdog. All products in this review were labeled “gluten-free.” It is important to understand the distinction between “Contains” and “May contain” statements.

To read the full text article, click here

Click here for a one-page summary.

Trisha B. Lyons, RDN, LD
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

NEWS NOTES and things to KNOW!

Progressive Field 2017  

As of the date of this newsletter we do not have the complete list of stands at Progressive Field but we do have at least one stand visited on opening week!  In section 156 – out on the main concourse, next to the fan services office, a dedicated gluten-free stand where you can get hot dogs on buns, burgers on buns, Redbridge beer, some packaged snacks but, as of this week, no pretzels in sight.

   Here’s the GREAT crew who was manning the stand this week!

They were gracious and helpful even while they were challenged with frozen buns they were trying desperately to get thawed out for a long line of guests.  I’d like to see the stand offer bags of chips and I also heard guests asking for popcorn.  The need to travel all over the stadium in search of things to eat becomes ever more challenging if you have wait a long time for the line and the buns to thaw.

If you go to the game and stop in at the stand follow up with a message to the vendor and fan services. Let them know about your experience so that they can address issues AND/OR post your comments here and we’ll follow up.

As always, civility and polite requests are most welcome:)

Have Fun, Enjoy your Eats, and GO TRIBE!!

…….AND check out the discussion from cleveland.com on making your best choices for adult beverages!

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/04/which_alcohol_choices_are_safe.html

 

IN THE NEWS:  Is a virus sparking our genetic predisposition to CD?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/heres-how-an-otherwise-humdrum-virus-sparks-celiac-disease/

    Help!!  I’ve been glutened:(

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/03/what_to_do_if_youve_been_glute.html

 

COMING SOON!!  

Cleveland’s First G-F Craft Beer.

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/03/sibling_revelry_brewing_makes.html

ON THE ROAD:  TRAVELING WITH YOUR G-F DIET….

Recently we had a guest to our site reach out asking for information on dining out recommendations for another city.  Because we have not been keeping a log of all our travels we can only offer as suggestions the tools we have used in the past while traveling.

Here are some sites you can look to for assistance on your travels!

http://www.findmeglutenfree.com/

https://www.glutenfreeliving.com/gluten-free-foods/shopping-gluten-free/top-10-gluten-free-apps/

yelp.com/add the name of the city you are interested in searching.

tripadvisor.com/add the name of the city you are interested in searching.

Study of Allergen Advisory Statements

Gluten Free Watchdog, with the coauthorship of our own Dietitian Advisor Trisha Lyons RD. LD., has recently published the study “Allergen Advisory Statements for Wheat: NOT a Useful Predictor of Gluten Content”.

Gluten Free Watchdog statement.

You can read the full text of the article.

In the US, allergen advisory statements (“Made in a facility that also processes wheat” and similar) are voluntary and are not currently defined by any federal regulation.

What this study found is that products that have warning statements such as “May contain wheat” or “Made in a facility with wheat” might be without gluten and just fine to eat. On the other hand, the lack of a statement did not mean that a product was free of gluten.

Clinical Trials

CeliAction Study: A research study for symptomatic celiac disease patients attempting a gluten-free diet

Participants needed at:
Great Lakes Gastroenterology (Mentor)
Contact Debbie Donahue at 440-205-1225 Ext. 216

Participants needed at:
Rapid Medical Research (Beachwood)
888 460-2275 or visit www.rapidmedicalresearch.com