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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 22, 2006

SAN J INTERNATIONAL FIRST MANUFACTURER TO CERTIFY GLUTEN-FREE SOY SAUCES

Richmond VA (August 22, 2006), San J International one of the world's leading 
purveyors of premium Tamari Soy Sauce, is the first soy sauce manufacturer to 
certify soy sauces Gluten-Free with the Gluten-Free Certification 
Organization (GFCO). The GFCO's circle GF certification mark will be featured on San J 
International Organic Wheat Free Tamari Soy Sauce and Organic Wheat Free Reduced 
Sodium Tamari Soy Sauce. The new mark will give customers the assurance that 
these soy sauces are gluten-free through a strict monitoring and testing 
program.

San-J Premium Tamari Soy Sauce is different than ordinary soy sauce because 
it is made with more soybeans giving it a richer, smoother, more complex taste. 
Ordinary soy sauce contains 40-60% wheat. The higher protein content of San J 
soy sauces also add to the complex rich flavors of San J Premium Organic 
Wheat Free Tamari Soy Sauce and Organic Wheat Free Reduced Sodium Tamari Soy 
Sauce.

"GFCO is pleased to be working with San J International to bring quality soy 
sauce products to gluten-free consumers," states Cynthia Kupper, Executive 
Director of the Gluten Intolerance Group, the 501(c)(3) organization that 
administers the GFCO organization. "Consumers with gluten-sensitivity need to be sure 
that all ingredients in a product are gluten-free."

The GFCO is the first program of its kind in the world to supervise the 
manufacturing and testing protocol of companies that market gluten-free (GF) foods, 
for the purpose of offering consumers a third-party assurance of safety. This 
independent food processing inspection program verifies that food products 
meet the highest standards for GF ingredients and are produced in a safe 
environment.


About GFCO
The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) is a program of the Gluten 
Intolerance Group(r), and is governed by an independent volunteer board that 
includes physicians, food scientists and consumers.

Key elements of the GFCO process include:
·Ingredients review, down to the original supplier
·Onsite inspections by experienced, trained Field Inspection Agents
·Product and ingredient testing using scientifically-proven tests
·GFCO certification mark located on product packages for easy identification.

For more information and to see the products certified visit: 
http://www.gfco.org.

For more information about San J international see 
http://www.san-j.com/index.html.


Cynthia Kupper, RD, CD
Executive Director
Gluten Intolerance Group of NA
15110 10th Ave SW, Ste A
Seattle WA 98166-1820
206-246-6652; F: 206-246-6531

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