cvernon

Cross contact. Cross reactivity has no valid scientific evidence.

One thing that I do consider a strong positive with GFFP is they do not certify any products that contain oats. I've always been baffled that GFCO certified oat containing products with how high risk oats are for cross contact. I guess another positive is the 5ppm GFFP limit. A company could easily just go with one of the less restrictive 10ppm or 20ppm certifications...

It does look like the GFFP certification is valid for only one year, so a manufacturer would need to submit a test yearly. Man I sure wish the certifying organizations would require a third party to do the testing, though.

Well, I just got a response and it's not good. 1 - GFFP only requires a manufacturer to submit one test result upon their application for certification showing their product is 5ppm or lower. They do not require any additional testing once that first test is submitted to maintain GFFP certified status (sigh ..). So many questions about how they...

Jsingh, I have not. I emailed over the weekend, so I assume I'll get a response this week hopefully. I'll post as soon as I hear back.

Thanks for the info on Nuts.com! Looks like they are certified by GFFP which has a 5ppm limit, which is awesome. I was looking on the GFFP website ( https://glutenfreefoodprogram.com/gluten-free-certification-manufacturing/ ) as I was curious about what their certification requirements are, and stumbled on an odd statement. On a page where they're explaining...

Jsingh and RMJ, I am having very similar thoughts as yours regarding the safety of the GFCO and other certifications. What I have started to do is contact the companies of those GFCO products that I use and asking if their product is produced on lines that also process gluten containing products. Sadly, many GFCO certified companies ARE using the same lines...

La Tourangelle makes wonderful oils, certified and made in a dedicated gluten free facility. https://latourangelle.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions

So I got curious and looked up the address of Global Food and found that their listed address is the EXACT same as the Roastery Coast nuts, the original product that I found the Global Food Gluten Free Certification on. Global Food and Roastery Coast are the same company. I'm seriously cracking up at how sketchy it is. ROASTERY COAST OFFICE 40...

Agreed on grammar. I'm not the best in that department, but their response quality definitely raised some red flags. Below is my response to them, not that it'll do any good. "It seems your certification is basically a general gluten free statement with FDA 20ppm limit masked behind the word "certified". Manufacturers should not be the ones doing...

So this is the response I received from Global Foods regarding their gluten free certification. "Our certification only certifies products that has low risk, meaning products are inherently gluten free and being produced at a gluten free facility. Also, they submit a gluten free test results for the possible gluten residue." I then followed up...

Agreed, I am disappointed in the recent GFCO findings as well and definitely don't hold them in as high of a regard as I used to. I did find on the Global Foods website after posting that their required ppm limit is 20ppm, which isn't as low as I had hoped. I'll email and report back. Thx.

I have purchased Roastery Coast nuts in the past and just went to purchase some and noticed a different gluten free certification on their packages (used to have GFCO certification) that I've never heard of before. Anyone have info on this certification company Global Food and what their requirements are for companies to be certified (ppm limit, audits, testing...