Dear Gluten,

As we celebrate our 50th year of service to the gluten-free community, we can’t help but think of how far we’ve come in making living gluten-free manageable, and where we need to go in the future to make it easy. Gluten-free living, and the world of gluten intolerances, like celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, is ever-evolving, and we are here to navigate it together.

Join Our Unforgettable Event:



September 7th & 8th, we’re hosting an extraordinary gathering in Charlotte, NC featuring a lineup of esteemed speakers who will delve into the hot topics and pressing issues facing our community:

• Oats in a gluten-free diet
• Understanding non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) & FODMAPs
• The connection between gluten and mental health
• Insights into the gut microbiome
• Exploring gluten-related skin manifestations
• Achieving gluten-free mastery
• The future of medication in treating celiac disease

Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to

connect, learn, and grow.

Sign up now to secure your early bird discount. 

Your two-day ticket is ONLY $110.00! 

You are not going to want to miss hearing from our amazing lineup of guests including our own CEO, Cynthia Kelly and:

Shelly Case, RD:

International gluten-free diet expert. KEYNOTE SPEAKER!

Coral Barajas:

Award-winning author and podcast host 

Dr. Alysa Bedell: Gastrointestinal Health Psychologist.

Dr. Jonathan Carp:

Dermatologist and health

entrepreneur

Natalie Castro, MS, RDN, LDN:

Dietitian specializing in support and advocacy

Parul Kharod, MS RDN, LDN:

Nutrition expert at WakeMed Health & Hospital

Steve Plogsted, BS PharmD, FASPEN:

Award-Winning Pharmacist

Dr. Jason Mendler:

Award-winning oncologist, parent & gf advocate

Kayla King:

Certified nutrition coach and restaurant industry pro.

We’ll also honor the trailblazers who have shaped our gluten-free community.  We want to know....

Who do you think deserves recognition? Is it a healthcare professional?

A dietitian? An advocate? A support group leader? A food company?

Let your voice be heard.

Be sure to add the recognition dinner to your cart before checkout

- it promises to be a special evening of celebration, gratitude,

and great gluten-free food. 

Still on the fence?  Click here to be added to our event mailing list, so you can hear about all the updates and details first or...

Many thanks to our event sponsors including:

The GF Teen Summit is coming to Charlotte too! 

If you have a gluten-free teen, or know one, this is an epic event that they won’t want to miss. Meet up with other gluten-free teens for gluten-free education, inspiration, and fun – with a gluten-free festival, games, prizes, food trucks, and more! 

Kick-off starts Friday, September 6th at 6pm with event activities running Saturday, September 7th and Sunday, September 8th  at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC.

Welcome our NEW Chef to Plate Participants

We set high standards and are doing our best to hold brand partners accountable to remain compliant. It’s the commitment GFCO and our clients make to ensure gluten-free food is safe. And the GFCO process works. The goal is to prevent problems from the get-go, find any that may exist, and fix them before a product ever makes its way into your hands. 

In the past three years, 87 recalls were prevented because the GFCO standards worked. You won't hear about these recalls, because the problems were corrected BEFORE products made it to market, though not without cost to the manufacturer.

What’s more, 42% of GFCO clients who participated in a 2023 survey believed that GFCO certification requirements likely prevented incidents that may have resulted in a potential recall.



The plain truth is... the chances of a problematic product being sold is quite literally 1 in a million.



Safety alerts are a sign that GFCO is working and protocols in place are doing exactly as they were intended to.

GFCO has withdrawn product certification from Best Express Foods, Inc., (doing business as Universal Bakery), the maker of Aussie Bites and other products. It is advised that gluten-free consumers NOT eat Aussie Bites.  Read our press release for further information and follow GIG on social media for real-time updates and important information.

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