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In response to questions about "safe" gluten thresholds, the following are 
links to websites explaining gluten content in foods, standards for 
testing gluten content, and gluten content testing methods:

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How much gluten is in a normal diet, and how much does it take to cause 
damage in a celiac?
< http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=39 >

US FDA/CFSAN March 2006
Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten 
in Food
< http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrgn2.html >

US FDA/CFSAN March 2006
FDA's Responses to Public Comments on the Draft Report "Approaches to 
Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food"
< http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrgcom.html >

US FDA/CFSAN August 19, 2005
Detection of Cereal Proteins and DNA Using MS, ELISA, and PCR
< http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/gluthurk.html >
 
FARRP Commercial Allergen Analyses
< http://www.farrp.org/kitinfo.htm >
 
R-Biopharm RIDASCREEN®FAST Gliadin test
< http://www.r-biopharm.com/foodandfeed/ridascreenfast_gliadin.php >
 
RIDASCREEN®FAST Gliadin
Enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of gliadins and 
corresponding prolamines
(Paste this link together on 1 line)
< http://www.r-biopharm.com/foodandfeed/pdf/R7002%20FAST%20Gliadin%2005-09-
01kk.pdf >
 
"The RIDASCREEN® Gliadin test uses the same R5 antibody leading to the 
accurate identification and labelling of gluten free cereals."
< http://www.r-biopharmrhone.com/news/dec05.html >
 
European Food Research and Technology  Volume 222, Numbers 1-2 / January, 
2006 p78-82
Monoclonal antibody R5 for detection of putatively coeliac-toxic gliadin 
peptides
Franka Kahlenberg, Daniel Sanchez, Ingolf Lachmann, Ludmila Tuckova, 
Helena Tlaskalova, Enrique Mendez and Thomas Mothes
< http://www.springerlink.com/content/34312w0665g01668/fulltext.html >
< http://www.springerlink.com/content/34312w0665g01668/fulltext.pdf >
 
BMC Genomics. 2006; 7: 1. 
Alpha-gliadin genes from the A, B, and D genomes of wheat contain 
different sets of celiac disease epitopes
Teun WJM van Herpen, Svetlana V Goryunova, Johanna van der Schoot, 
Makedonka Mitreva, Elma Salentijn, Oscar Vorst, Martijn F Schenk, Peter A 
van Veelen, Frits Koning, Loek JM van Soest, Ben Vosman, Dirk Bosch, Rob J 
Hamer, Luud JWJ Gilissen, and Marinus JM Smulders
< http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/1 >

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