Urgent safety warning as three popular 'gluten-free' treats found to contain...
gluten READ MORE: Proof going gluten free could be a total waste of time and money By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:03, 18 June 2024 | Updated: 19:40, 18 June 2024 e-mail 18 shares 1 View comments Campaigners have warned that some brands of brownies and cookies sold in US supermarkets could pose a safety risk to millions of Americans with a common digestive condition. An analysis of 46 popular gluten-free items found that three popular treats contained levels of gluten unsafe for people with celiac disease — an autoimmune condition in which the body overreacts to the protein.
The team behind the study, from campaign group Moms of America, has now submitted an urgent warning to the FDA about their findings. Products were also tested for pesticides that have been linked to cancer , with results showing 95 percent contained levels of the chemical that scientists deem unsafe. The above graphic shows the three products that the tests found contained more gluten than permitted by the FDA for gluten free foods The three products with unsafe levels of gluten were Simple Mills Brownie Mix, Made Good Soft Baked Double Chocolate cookies and Simple Mills almond flour crackers.
All are sold in grocery stores across the country, including Target, Walmart and Whole Foods. The organization is now calling for a recall of the offending products. Some 2million Americans, mostly.