REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2016  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 680-683

Regulatory framework for "gluten-free" foods in India: Magic bullet for celiac disease patients


Department of Community Medicine, AFMC, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Puja Dudeja
Department of Community Medicine, AFMC, Pune, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.194181

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Coeliac disease (CD) remains largely unrecognized and actual burden is much more than reported or diagnosed. The treatment essentially remains 'gluten free' foods. Adulteration of these foods with gluten can occur anywhere in the chain from farm to fork. The current Food Safety and Standards Regulations (FSSR) 2011 brought a ray of hope for CD patients by including prevention of contamination of food with gluten and labeling of gluten-free items under regulatory framework. The definition of "gluten-free" includes food items containing <20 ppm of gluten. These guidelines are at par with those given in USA and Canada. These regulations provide a reference point for manufacturers, physicians, and CD patients and ensure easy availability, accessibility, and identification of "gluten-free" food items. This step forward by Government of India constitutes the first comprehensive step taken toward management of the disease.


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