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Making Headway with the Petition for Better Gluten-Free Labeling

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Tricia Thompson of Gluten Free Watchdog, LLC, is working hard to convince the Food and Drug Administration to increase their surveillance, investigation, and enforcement of gluten-free food products that have been mislabeled (facial misbranding) under the Gluten-Free Labeling Law.  The Center for Science in the Public Interest has recently added its positive input. To read CSPI’s comment, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FDA-2017-P-5118 and click on view all comments; then search under CSPI.

Please join us in taking time to comment on this important issue that affects the safety of all of us who must follow a gluten-free diet. Click on the url above and then click on “Comment Now.” Under “Category,” there are various options including Individual Consumer and Health Professional.  

Thank you!
Melinda

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Melinda Dennis, MS, RDN

Hi! I was diagnosed with celiac disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis (an associated skin rash) in 1992 when celiac disease was considered to be rare. Following my passion for teaching, I received my MS in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College in Boston, MA, completed my clinical internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and in 2004 co-founded the Celiac Center as the Nutrition Coordinator and a research co-investigator where I work today.

I enjoy lecturing nationally and internationally and have written extensively on the nutritional management of celiac disease, including the award-winning book Real Life with Celiac Disease: Troubleshooting and Thriving Gluten Free. I am lead author and editor of the comprehensive nutrition and medical website: celiacnow.org and served two terms as the first dietitian Councilor at Large for the North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease.

I now serve as Executive Committee Member of the Celiac Research Program at Harvard Medical School. and as Senior Nutritionist Consultant to the National Celiac Association.

I've been interviewed by NPR, US News and World Report, Today's Dietitian, Boston Magazine, AARP, Eating Well, the Harvard Health Letter, the Boston Globe, the LA Times, WCVB TV Boston, Fox News, and numerous radio stations and gluten-free magazines. It's been my pleasure to work with many patients and multiple gluten-free companies to advance the awareness of gluten-related disorders. Click here to access links to various interviews and articles.

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