GFCO’s Position Statement on Fermented and Hydrolyzed Products

GFCO has recently amended its criteria for the acceptance of fermented and hydrolyzed products, ingredients and ingredient components---

Please click here to read this important update

GFCO Public Product List: Please be aware that GFCO will soon be updating our public list of certified products, and all retail products that have been in our system for 6 months or longer will be made public on or after April 1, 2023. If you have products that were approved prior to October 1, 2022, that have still not launched and that you do not want to appear on the public list, please contact your client service representative to let them know. Please remember that all products which are classified as Retail will appear on the public list exactly as they are shown on your certificate, so review your certificate, and submit any needed changes to your client service representative on our Product & Ingredient template.

GFCO Approved Kit List Update: GFCO has released a new version of our approved test kit list, which includes one new test method, the Neogen Reveal 3-D for Gluten, that recently received AOAC Performance Tested Method status for use on surfaces and for CIP/rinses. Because this method was only validated for these uses, this method may still not be used to meet GFCO’s requirements for testing high-risk raw materials or Products.

Quarterly Testing Due Date: This is a reminder that all testing data generated during January, February and March must be submitted to testing@gluten.org by April 10^th.

Get “The Dish on Free-From Foods”. Whole Foods Magazine covers how specialty diets have gone mainstream, with brands delivering more variety and great taste. GIG contributes insights into the gluten-free segment of the free-from market. Read it here.

Explore the “2023 Trends & Opportunities in Gluten-Free". New Hope Network highlights how the gluten-free market continues to grow as they look at what’s driving the latest expansion in this category, with contributions from GIG. Check it out

What a time at Expo West! The GIG/GFCO team enjoyed meeting with many of you at the show.

We hope that you were able to attend our presentation: Consumer Trends & Growth Opportunities: What’s Next in Gluten Free. Many thanks to Scott Dicker from SPINS, Thomas May from UNFI, Andy Allcock from Tribe 9 Foods, Mary Ann O’Dell from The Healthy Edge Retail Group, Erica Dermer from Celiac & the Beast as well as GIG Cares, and Nancy Coulter-Parker from New Hope Network. If you weren’t able to attend the education session in person, a video recording is available HERE. 

Shout out to all of the following brands that donated to GIG Cares and were showcased in honor at GIG’s Expo West booth: Kikkoman, 2 Betties, Josie’s Best, Onesto Foods, Better Batter, Tummy Drops, the Greater Knead, gfJules, Hungry Harry’s, Flax4Life, Zego Foods, Taste Republic, Sahale Snacks, Ethel’s, Whoa Dough, This PKN, Bobo’s, Brazi Bites, Every Body Eat, Perfect Keto, Cure Hydration, Bakery on Main, Free2B Foods, Oma’s Own, Shrewd Food and Lundberg Farms  

Thank you for giving generously to those facing food insecurity in our gluten-free community. 

Get your product into the hands that want them most this summer! GIG Cares is putting together 200 boxes for campers at our gluten-free summer camps across the country. We're looking for a few more sponsors who can sponsor this unique opportunity! Email erica@gigcares.org for more information.