21/06/2026
🔹 FDA's gluten review draws over 5,000 public comments.
Regulators are gathering input on how to label barley, rye, and oats for gluten and cross-contact risk, with the Brewers Association favoring the current framework and grain industry groups raising questions about how oats should be handled.
Source: Brewers Association; FDA RFI and docket summaries
🔹 Some gluten-free barley beers may not be as clean as labeled.
A new detection method found celiac-active protein fragments in 7 of 21 barley beers labeled gluten-free — gaps standard tests missed entirely.
None of GFFP's certified beer producers fall into the category this study flagged.
Source: Tissen et al., Applied Food Research, 2026; StudyFinds, June 2026
🔹 Virginia mandates allergy labels on takeout orders.
Starting July 1, a new state law requires an identifying marker, covering gluten alongside the other major allergens, on any delivery or carryout order altered for a customer's allergy or sensitivity.
Source: Virginia SB 183; Food Safety Magazine, April 2026
🔹 A probiotic yeast reduced gluten-driven inflammation in preclinical models.
Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 restored a disrupted immune signaling pathway in mouse and human microbiota-based models, though the effect required specific gut bacteria to already be present.
Source: Kan et al., Gut Microbes, 2026; National Celiac Association, June 2026
🔹 Global allergen recalls: gluten/wheat watch.
Waitrose pulled its Hot Cross Buns in the UK; Québec's MAPAQ recalled Domaine de l'Ange-Gardien’s ham meatballs and a maple-cream pastry; Ireland recalled Moin Bio Vegan and Butter Croissants; and Canada's CFIA recalled three Wu Xian Zhai Soybean Snacks flavors.
Source: UK FSA, June 2026; MAPAQ, June 2026; FSAI, June 2026; CFIA, June 2026
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