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EVERYONE,

 

Please consider signing this petition. We have just a week to get nearly
15,000 signatures. The Deadline for submitting this petition is November 1,
2012. PLEASE HELP!!!!

 

To make an impact on the FDA, we need everyone to participate that has a
concern with how food is labeled gluten-free.

 

 

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:

Finalize Standards for GLUTEN-FREE Labeling

 

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act required Health and
Human Services to set a gluten-free labeling rule by 2008 to aid people with
celiac disease, a life-threatening autoimmune condition. The only known
treatment is a strict gluten-free diet.

 

An estimated 3 million Americans have celiac and even more may have
non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Without adequate labeling, those on a
medically prescribed gluten-free diet struggle to make safe food choices and
stay well.

 

Children with celiac cannot participate in the National School Lunch Program
when food service staff cannot determine if products are gluten-free.

 

Congress did its part by passing the law. It is up to the White House to
protect the health of millions of adults and children by finalizing the rule
NOW.

 

Created: Oct 02, 2012

 

Link to the petition is http://WH.gov/Be7R

 

Questions and answers on the ACDA homepage at americanceliac.org


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