Codex Changes
Q: What is Codex and why is the standard changing?
A: The Gluten-Free Codex Standard is an internationally recognised measure set up by the World Health Organisation and Food and Agriculture Organisation for products using the term ‘gluten-free.’
The measure used to advise that products must contain less than 200 milligrams of gluten per kilo. This measure was summarised as 200 ppm (parts per million).
A new lower Codex standard is being introduced because it is now possible to detect and measure gluten at even lower trace levels than it was before. This is good news for the coeliac community and provides extra reassurance to sensitive coeliacs.
Q: What is the new Gluten-Free Codex Standard?
A: There will be two categories in the new Gluten-Free Codex Standard:
- Foods containing less than 20 ppm will be labelled as “gluten-free”
- Foods containing between 20 and 100 ppm will be labelled as “very low gluten”
This new standard will become part of EC legislation in January 2012
Q: How do Juvela products fit into the new Codex standard?
A:. All Juvela products already fall below 20 ppm so under the new legislation all Juvela products will continue to be labelled ‘gluten-free’
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