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The FDA included a clarification about different varieties of wheat in
FALCPA in October 2006. Here is the info and link

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrguid4.html

 

1.      [Added October, 2006] Section 201(qq) includes "wheat" in the
definition of major food allergen. What is considered "wheat" for purposes
of section 201(qq)? 

The term "wheat" in section 201(qq) means any species in the genus Triticum.
Thus, for the purposes of section 201(qq), wheat would include grains such
as common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.),
club wheat (Triticum compactum Host.), spelt (Triticum spelta L.), semolina
(Triticum durum Desf.), Einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. subsp. monococcum ),
emmer (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. dicoccon (Schrank) Thell.), kamut
(Triticum polonicum L.), and triticale ( x Triticosecale ssp. Wittm.). 

 

 

 

 

Shelley Case, B. Sc., RD
Case Nutrition Consulting, www.glutenfreediet.ca 
Author: Gluten Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide
Medical Advisory Board: Celiac Disease Foundation, Gluten Intolerance Group,
Canadian Celiac Association 
Advisory Board: Living Without Magazine
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