Virtual Event: Is There Gluten in That Food? The Ins and Outs of Testing

This session covered:

• Why testing for gluten is so complicated
• The use of rapid test kits, both by industry and individuals
• The interpretation of test results
• Why you might get a positive result with one kit and not another
• “Hot spots” and the averaging of test results
• Challenges with taking samples from whole grains
• GFCO testing overview

About our Panelists 

• Justin Bickford is the Scientific Director at ELISA Technologies. He works with staff, customers, and governments globally to help ensure products are free of gluten and allergens. He serves on multiple advisory boards on science education and credentialing.
• Luke Emerson-Mason is the President and Laboratory Director at Bia Diagnostics, an independent ISO 17025 accredited contract testing lab specializing in food allergen and gluten analysis. He is responsible for ensuring the quality of test results, as well as researching and validating new methods and managing customer projects.
• Laura Allred has been the Regulatory Manager for the GFCO Certification Program since 2015. Her doctoral work was in immunology, specializing in autoimmune diseases. Prior to coming to GFCO, Laura ran a private laboratory that performed gluten and allergen analysis and developed gluten test kits.