date:Aug 12, 2013
nsumer Protection Act (FALCPA), which also requires labeling for major food allergens. A proposed rule for gluten-free claims was published in January 2007.
One difference between the final rule and the proposed rule is that foods that are inherently gluten-free can make a gluten-free claim just like other foods that are specially processed to remove gluten. In the proposed rule, foods that are naturally gluten-free, such as milk, would have been required to show an alternate claim a gluten-fr