Episode #255
The Truth About Gluten-Free Labels, May Contain Statements & Food Safety with Food Allergy Industry Expert, Jasmine Lacis-Lee
Send us Fan Mail A Gluten Free Podcast Episode 255 My guest on today’s episode is Food Allergy Industry Expert, Jasmine Lacis-Lee. We’ll talk about how gluten is handled at various levels in food manufacturing and why and how food companies choose their methods of disclosing their ingredients and possible allergens in food packaging. We’ll also discuss an upcoming world-first reference dose for gluten. What we’ll cover: * Jasmine’s previous work as a food analyst and various roles in the food industry * Current role in Merieux Nutrisciences ensuring food manufacturers have an independent laboratory to send their product to, allowing their food to be verified and checked * Helping food businesses with food risk mitigation and food management practices * Allergen Bureau origins and how Jasmine works on the board and as a director * When mandatory allergen labelling came into existence * Confusion around a product being gluten free * Is a product safe to eat for people with coeliac disease if there’s no may contain gluten label and it’s gluten free by ingredient * The manufacturing, processed and food safety risks in the process of making a product * Scrutinising and investigating the ingredients from the supply chain from which the food manufacturers are purchasing * The complexities and variability of various food manufacturers creating and packaging food * How and why food manufacturers go about adding precautionary allergen labelling to their packaging (PAL) * Confusion for clinicians and health care professionals around unclear labels in the coeliac and gluten free space * Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL) in force and how PEAL is helping people with coeliac disease navigate labels * Australia beginning to set a standard within CODEX bolding allergens is a requirement * Defining Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling and how the program is helping food manufacturers identifying food risks and reduce exposure to these risks * The first reference dose for gluten on food packaging and what this will mean for the coeliac disease and gluten free community * The gluten reference dose being determined by studies around patients with coeliac disease specifically * How the gluten reference dose could help Australian food manufacturers with labelling as well as international labelling * Will the gluten reference dose be mandatory or enforceable? * Breaking down the myths and misconceptions around may contain gluten statements * Why food manufacturers choose to or not to add a ‘may contain gluten’ statement * Allergen management processes for food manufacturers * Differences between a gluten free facility and one that handles gluten on shared lines and the processes at play * What a food manufacturer must do in the cleaning process * Why and how a food manufacturer puts a gluten free claim on a product * Food recalls and why they are in place for food manufacturers * How close are we to an international food standard to declaring gluten in food packaging? * How the reference dose for gluten may implement the gluten reference dose * Is 20 parts per million safe for people with coeliac disease? * Where Jasmine would like to see changes in food safety efforts focussed here in Australia currently and into the future for people living with coeliac disease * Educating clinicians, health care professionals around the complexity of how our food is made and navigating label reading for people with coeliac disease * How to connect with Jasmine Links Merieux Nutrisciences AQ Allergen Bureau New Reference dose for gluten Latest podcast with Professor Jason Tye Din discussing a reference dose for gluten amongst other coeliac disease research and updates VITAL - Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling Understanding the ‘may contain gluten’ statement Four Corners Program: Duped - Food Exposed (Part 1) Jasmine Lacis-Lee on Linked In Join A Gluten Free Podcast Facebook Group Stay connected and share your coeliac story with us! Email: hello@aglutenfreefamily.com.au Instagram: @a.gffamily Sign up to our newsletter This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. Support the show
