Food For Life Gluten-Free?

[dappledorca]

Hello, everyone!

I was at Whole Foods recently, and noticed this gluten-free bread from a brand called Food For Life. I thought their ingredients were really good compared to every gluten-free bread I've seen. I can't have any animal products due to allergies, so I was really excited to try them, until I noticed that there was no Gluten Free certification, and at the back, it mentions that the product is separated from wheat using "good manufacturing practices." This got me really concerned about the product, since gluten makes me very ill, like most people with celiac disease. Here is where my question comes up- I noticed that the brand that sells the product is a sponsor of this website, so I wanted to know if it was safe to eat. Thanks everyone, and have a great rest of your day.

[Scott Adams]

They are indeed a sponsor, and have been around for over 20 years and are one of the original prepared gluten-free breads. Many of their breads are also made using sprouted gluten-free breads. I've eaten their breads for many years without any issues, and I've not seen any complaints, product recalls, or other issues about the company.

[CeliacGal5]

I used to always eat their sprouted “3 seed” bread (both the flax and non-flax versions).  I also noticed the same things (no gluten-free certification, only “good manufacturing practices,” no gluten testing mentioned), and stopped eating it.  I looked up what “good manufacturing practices” are, and they are what is required by law.  

I subscribe to Gluten Free Watchdog and just now checked their test results to see if they had ever tested Food for Life gluten-free bread.  Back in 2011 they tested a millet rice bread and it came back with some gluten, including one sample that was higher than 20 ppm.  They retested in 2012 and there was no detectable gluten.  The bread had also been renamed and reformulated a little.

That was 10+ years ago, I don’t know if there has been any more recent testing that anyone has done?

If they don’t have gluten-free Certification or testing I don’t eat packaged foods knowingly made on equipment / in a facility with gluten.

I find it odd that Food For Life would sponsor celiac.com but not do those basic assurance things of at least gluten testing, and ideally gluten-free certification.

Would be curious to hear any information others have on this.  I do miss eating their sprouted bread.