Letter to FDA encouraging enforcement

[kareng]

In the last week, the Gluten-free Watchdog has been contacted about several products labeled gluten-free but listing wheat or barley as an ingredient.  Please take the time to email or twitter or whatever form you like and let the FDA know that the gluten-free labeling law is important and should be enforced.  

 

Edited January 6, 2020 by kareng

[kareng]

Part of the email sent by gluten-free watchdog ( reprinted with her permission)

”While we have been advised by FDA that progress is being made, there continues to be lax enforcement of the gluten-free labeling rule and manufacturers continue to misuse the gluten-free labeling claim.

The Food and Drug Administration is a Health and Human Services agency and Alex Azar is the Secretary of HHS. Please take a moment to send him an email using the language below as a template. His email address is Secretary@HHS.gov. If you are on social media, please send tweets to @SecAzar and @US_FDA. If you would like to call his office, the number is  202-690-7000. For more information and a photo to use with your tweet, please see https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/call-to-action-to-stop-facial-misbranding-of-gluten-free-foods-contact-hhs-secretary-alex-azar/

As one former FDA consumer safety officer once told me, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Let’s continue to make noise for as long as it takes!”