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What Is The Circle With "gluten-free" Inside On Food Products?

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I know this has a name and has been covered somewhere on here, but I cannot remember where to save my life.  Also, is this "Certified" Gluten-free compliant with the government standard of 20 ppm, or is it 100% gluten free?  I've never had a problem with anything I've eaten with this symbol on it, but I was working tonight (I work at a national superstore that makes many people cringe  ;) ) and all sorts of yogurt in the dairy that I was stocking had this on it.  It just piqued my curiosity and I figured that this would be the place to come!

 

Thanks in advance!

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First, there is no way to test for 0 ppm of gluten. If a food tests at <20 ppm, that does not mean it has 19 ppm. It may have 10 or 1 or 0, those are all less than 0.

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If you're talking about the encircled gluten-free symbol like the one shown on the first link below, it's the Gluten Intolerance Group's certification logo:

 

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Their FAQ page gives info about their testing standards (products must test below 10ppm):

 

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Yep! That's the one. Thanks guys!

Fenrir Community Regular
Fenrir
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So far I have not a reaction to any product with that label on it, so to this point I think it is a pretty good standard to go by.

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