Gluten-Free Food Program

🔹 FDA's gluten review draws over 5,000 public comments.
Regulators are gathering input on how to label barley, rye, and oats for gluten and cross-contact risk, with the Brewers Association favoring the current framework and grain industry groups raising questions about how oats should be handled.
Source: Brewers Association; FDA RFI and docket summaries

🔹 Some gluten-free barley beers may not be as clean as labeled.
A new detection method found celiac-active protein fragments in 7 of 21 barley beers labeled gluten-free — gaps standard tests missed entirely.
None of GFFP's certified beer producers fall into the category this study flagged.
Source: Tissen et al., Applied Food Research, 2026; StudyFinds, June 2026

🔹 Virginia mandates allergy labels on takeout orders.
Starting July 1, a new state law requires an identifying marker, covering gluten alongside the other major allergens, on any delivery or carryout order altered for a customer's allergy or sensitivity.
Source: Virginia SB 183; Food Safety Magazine, April 2026

🔹 A probiotic yeast reduced gluten-driven inflammation in preclinical models.
Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 restored a disrupted immune signaling pathway in mouse and human microbiota-based models, though the effect required specific gut bacteria to already be present.
Source: Kan et al., Gut Microbes, 2026; National Celiac Association, June 2026

🔹 Global allergen recalls: gluten/wheat watch.
Waitrose pulled its Hot Cross Buns in the UK; Québec's MAPAQ recalled Domaine de l'Ange-Gardien’s ham meatballs and a maple-cream pastry; Ireland recalled Moin Bio Vegan and Butter Croissants; and Canada's CFIA recalled three Wu Xian Zhai Soybean Snacks flavors.
Source: UK FSA, June 2026; MAPAQ, June 2026; FSAI, June 2026; CFIA, June 2026

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87,500 people fill Mexico City Stadium for a World Cup match. Statistically, around 875 of them may have celiac disease—more than type 1 diabetes, lupus, and multiple sclerosis combined. Yet most cases go undiagnosed, and awareness remains surprisingly low. Here’s what the numbers show.

Who medically benefits from a gluten-free diet?
For people with celiac disease and certain related conditions, a gluten-free diet remains essential. For others, the science is more nuanced.
Swipe through the evidence.

The Gluten-Free Brief – June 7, 2026:

🔹Celiac disease is associated with an 18% higher risk of death.
Tracking 204,000 adults across 71 U.S. healthcare systems, researchers also found an 11% higher risk of major cardiovascular events and a 51% higher risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The study did not assess gluten-free diet adherence.
Source: Ludvigsson et al., The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, May 28, 2026

🔹Barley and rye may finally get proper allergen labeling in the U.S.
Representatives Cleaver and McCollum introduced the Celiac Safety Act on May 28 — the first federal proposal to require the FDA to list barley and rye alongside wheat as major food allergens.
Source: Celiac Disease Foundation / Fox4 Kansas City, May 28, 2026

🔹Spain's celiac compensation law has been extended 22 times.
Seven months after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill proposing a national celiac registry and a €600 annual tax deduction per diagnosed family member, patient groups across Spain are still waiting.
Source: FACE / Europa Press, June 2, 2026

🔹Celiac awareness is hitting major league baseball across the U.S. this season.
CDF partnered with the Red Sox and Rays on Celiac Awareness Nights featuring gluten-free dining initiatives and cross-contact protocols, while Beyond Celiac ran a parallel “Strike Out Celiac” campaign with the Yankees and Cubs.
Source: MLB / CDF / Beyond Celiac, May 2026

🔹Celiac disease is associated with nearly triple the risk of needing a solid organ transplant.
A Columbia University study tracking 41,277 people over 12 years found the highest increase was seen for liver transplants, supporting earlier celiac screening in some patients with chronic liver or kidney disease.
Source: Doyle et al., Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, May 28, 2026

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La Carte du Gluten Caché est maintenant disponible en français. Un guide gratuit de poche pour vous aider à repérer certaines des sources moins évidentes de gluten lors de vos achats et au restaurant.
Commentez « carte cœliaque » pour recevoir la version française par message privé.

The Hidden Gluten Card is now available in French. A free wallet-sized guide to some of the less obvious places gluten can hide while shopping or dining out.
Comment “celiac card” and we’ll send you the English version by direct message.

The latest in celiac research, recalls, and community news — May 22, 2026.

What does celiac disease actually look like in everyday life?

For this year’s Celiac Disease Awareness Day, we visualized what celiac disease prevalence could look like across common real-world settings: schools, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, sports venues, and tourism destinations.

Many people with celiac disease remain undiagnosed.

These scenarios were estimated using published prevalence data and public demographic figures.

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