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Hi Everyone.

I only received 1 response to my question regarding sources for testing food 
for Gluten.  But, I received a number of responses asking me to summarize.  
So it seems that there is a lot of interest out there but not a lot of 
information.  If I get more info, I'll pass on to the group.

The 1 person who responded - recommended that I take a look at ELISA 
labratories - they have a kit that does some testing.  I read the info and it 
seemed a bit complicated since I wanted to do some M&M testing and the kit 
requires a homogeneous sample and washing the sample, etc...  

I was originally looking for a labratory that I could send samples into.  

I contacted ELISA.  To send a sample of food it coulds $150 per sample and 
the "order" form is on their website.

http://www.elisa-tek.com/
 
When I talked to ELISA they told me that the kit they currently have available 
is not really for home use.  BUT that they are coming out SOON with a new 
HOME kit (like a pregnancy test) to test for gluten.  It is going to be released 
soon - but she didn't know when and suggested that I watch their website.

She couldn't answer many questions but what I did gather from her is the 
following:

You would smash up the food and mix with a solution they give you.  You 
would put the test strip in the solution and wait for some lines to appear (like 
a pregnancy test).  The faintness of the line could tell you how 'Severe" the 
gluten is - but won't tell you exactly how much gluten is in the food.  I asked 
her at what ppm would the line start showing up - she said that she cannot 
release that information until the product is released (any day now).  She also 
couldn't tell me prices.

I have NO idea if they are working with the FDA on this - I didn't ask.  

Would be great if this works!  If anyone finds out more info on this or has 
more info on other home or labratory testing - I would be greatfully interested!

Regards,
Laura

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