Gluten Intolerance Group hosts digital occasion about GF testing

Ever surprise how firms guarantee their merchandise are gluten-free? How do we all know the meals we eat is really gluten-free? We depend on labeling, proper? Certification marks are a giant deal to many people on a gluten-free food regimen, however there’s a complete strategy of testing behind these certification labels that many people don’t know a lot about. Arising in a couple of week, the Gluten Intolerance Group is internet hosting a digital occasion about gluten-free testing for meals. Their skilled panelists will clarify the small print of testing to provide you a greater understanding of the way it helps guarantee that your gluten-free meals is protected. They’ll additionally focus on particular issues that influence how you can interpret outcomes of non-public take a look at kits used for ready meals.

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The Deets:

“Is There Gluten in That Meals? The Ins and Outs of Testing”
December eighth, 5 pm PST/ 8 pm EST
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That includes:
• Justin Bickford, Ph.D. Scientific Director, ELISA Applied sciences, Inc.
• Luke Emerson, President/ Laboratory Director, Bia Diagnostics Laboratories
• Laura Allred, Ph.D., Regulatory Supervisor GFCO Certification Program

This session will cowl:
• Why testing for gluten is so sophisticated
• The usage of fast take a look at kits, each by business and people
• The interpretation of take a look at outcomes
• Why you would possibly get a constructive consequence with one equipment and never one other
• “Sizzling spots” and the averaging of take a look at outcomes
• Challenges with taking samples from complete grains
• GFCO testing overview

About our Panelists:
• Justin Bickford is the Scientific Director at ELISA Applied sciences. He works with workers, prospects, and governments globally to assist guarantee merchandise are freed from gluten and allergens. He serves on a number of advisory boards on science training and credentialing.
• Luke Emerson-Mason is the President and Laboratory Director at Bia Diagnostics, an unbiased ISO 17025 accredited contract testing lab specializing in meals allergen and gluten evaluation. He’s accountable for guaranteeing the standard of take a look at outcomes, in addition to researching and validating new strategies and managing buyer initiatives
• Laura Allred has been the Regulatory Supervisor for the GFCO Certification Program since 2015. Her doctoral work was ion immunology, specializing in autoimmune ailments. Previous to coming to GFCO, Laura ran a non-public laboratory that carried out gluten and allergen evaluation and developed gluten take a look at kits.