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What Should I Do If I Am Not Sure a Dish Is Gluten-Free?
Short answer Treat the uncertainty as information. If you are unsure, ask — and if you have already asked and the answer was notβ¦Read →
Gluten-Free Menu Option vs a Coeliac-Aware Kitchen: What Is the Difference?
Short answer A “gluten-free menu option” means the recipe was written without gluten-containing ingredients. It says nothing about preparation. A genuinely coeliac-aware kitchen alsoβ¦Read →
How Do I Eat Gluten-Free Abroad Where Coeliac Awareness Is Low?
Short answer Awareness varies enormously by country, so travel with a system rather than hoping for the best. Carry a clear translation card explainingβ¦Read →
Are Shared Fryers a Problem? My Chips Say Gluten-Free but Share the Oil
Short answer Yes — a shared fryer is a genuine problem. “Naturally gluten-free” chips tell you nothing useful if they cook in the sameβ¦Read →
How Do I Ask About Gluten-Free in a Restaurant Without Being Dismissed?
Short answer The allergen menu tells you what is in a dish, not how it was prepared. Ask to speak to the chef orβ¦Read →
What are the hidden gluten ingredients Iβm most likely to miss on a label?
The gluten you miss is rarely called wheat. Malt vinegar, spelt, soy sauce, stock cubes and non-GF wheat starch are the usual catches. Hereβ¦Read →
The label says oats: does that mean itβs not safe for me?
Oats on a label are not an automatic no. Standard oats risk cross-contact, but gluten-free-labelled oats suit most people with coeliac disease. Introduce themβ¦Read →
Is malt extract gluten free? I keep seeing it in cereals and snacks
Malt extract is almost always from barley and keeps its gluten through processing. It is not suitable unless the finished product is labelled glutenβ¦Read →
What is the crossed grain symbol, and should I only buy products that have it?
The crossed-grain symbol is the AOECS mark for independently audited gluten-free products. Its absence does not mean unsafe. Here is how to use it.Read →
What does βmay contain glutenβ or βmay contain wheatβ mean? Can I eat it?
May contain gluten is voluntary precautionary allergen labelling. No threshold triggers it and no test sits behind it, so it is not a verdict.β¦Read →
What does βgluten freeβ on a label actually mean: is it completely gluten free?
Gluten free does not mean zero gluten. In regulated markets it is a legal claim meaning 20 ppm or less. Here is what theβ¦Read →
How Long Does It Take to Heal After Going Gluten-Free?
You’ve cut out gluten and done everything right, so why do you still feel unwell weeks or months later? Here’s a realistic timeline, andβ¦Read →Newsletter
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