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Your September newsletter is here, delayed due to Hurricane Ian. We hope that your team and operations were unaffected by the storm.

 Certification Updates  

EXPANDING GFCO CERTIFICATION & MARK USAGE The GFCO certification marks, both the ‘master’ and ‘consolidated’ versions, have been approved as registered trademarks in Ecuador. This expands the list of countries where the mark is registered to:

Brazil Ecuador European Union Israel Japan Mexico

Peru South Korea Switzerland UK USA

The GFCO certification mark should be used with the ‘R’ trademark symbol in these countries, and with the ‘TM’ trademark symbol in all other countries (or whenever the same packaging is used in both registered and unregistered countries).

TESTING DEADLINE REMINDER Reminder: Quarter 3 testing submissions are due October 10, 2022. Please submit all testing data to testing@gluten.org, and be sure to notify us at this same email if you had no production during the quarter.

NOTICE OF GFCO STAFF AVAILABILITY The Gluten Intolerance Group will be holding its annual All-Staff meeting the week of October 17th. This will include all GFCO staff. Your GFCO contacts will have limited availability during normal business hours that week.  

 Marketing News 

FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS:  We’ve secured an added-value opportunity exclusively for our ingredient supplier clients! Get your FREE profile in the new Nourished B2B Directory today (a $250 value). Refer to this previous email for more information.

DID YOU SEE US ON NEWHOPE.COM? Learn why GFCO is the most trusted gluten-free resource and how the Gluten Intolerance Group continues to lead in supporting gluten-free consumers. Check out this feature from the New Hope Network.

GFCO IS TALKING BEER! What’s involved in brewing a great gluten-free craft beer? Check out our article in the latest issue of Craft Brewing Business to find out.

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