Gluten Sensitivity (Coeliac Disease)
GNLD Products Safe
Within the last couple of years, testing standards for the gluten content of nutritional products have become more demanding and exact, and upper limits of detection have become a lot lower in many countries. For example, in Europe the upper limits for a “gluten free” claim used to be 300 ppm (parts per million) but have now been lowered to 30 ppm. This level can be even less in some countries and similar levels are pending in the US. In fact in Australia a product labeled as Gluten Free must literally have a non detectable level or have no gluten content.
As a result of these changes in upper limits GNLD has tested several of their products. These tests, using the most advanced analytical equipment, have shown that several products have very low gluten content. These products include Carotenoid Complex, Formula IV, Salmon Oil Plus, Salmon Oil and Tre-en-en. The amounts that have been found are less than 10 parts per million (ppm) with the exception of Tre-en-en, which has a concentration of 486ppm that is derived from the wheat germ powder used in its formulation.
Most important, for those with an established sensitivity to gluten, is the total daily intake of gluten. Recent research is indicating that a safe level of gluten intake for those with the most severe form of gluten sensitivity, coeliac disease, is at least 10mg per day. The Australian Coeliac society endorses those products with a gluten concentration of 20ppm and considers the total daily intake of 10mg per day safe, based on promising international studies. In fact the Australian Coeliac Society is striving to have those products with gluten content of 20ppm or less labeled as gluten free.
The 3 capsule daily dosage of Tre-en-en supplies only 1mg of gluten and hence is only approximately 1/10th of the acceptable level of intake. Using Salmon Oil, Carotenoid Complex and Formula IV, concurrently at the recommended dosage, would supply less than 1mg of gluten. These amounts are not a risk for someone with coeliac disease or another form of gluten sensitivity and this is why people with these conditions have been able to use these products for years without difficulty. In fact, in order to consume 10mg of gluten, from products containing 10ppm, a person would have to consume a total of 1kg of those products.
Given the relatively insignificant contribution of supplements compared with the established safe and well tolerated limit of gluten intake, we have no reservations in recommending these products to those with coeliac disease or those with another form of gluten sensitivity.
