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Please accept my apologies for the mistake to my post on gluten test
kits. It should have read:

The R5 Elisa test kit detection limit is 3 ppm gluten ( 1.5 ppm
gliadin). These results were validated by the Prolamin Working Group in
a number of centers around the world and Codex has given tenetative
approval of the test. A reference about the R5 test is:

Innovative approach to low-level gluten determination in foods using a
novel sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay protocol
Valdes, I, Garcia, E, et al.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003; 15: 465-474

Companies and groups are using different kits to detect at various
gluten levels. Health Canada is using a 20 ppm test kit but is looking
into using the R5. The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) by
the Gluten Intolerance Group is using a 10 ppm kit. See www.gfco.org

Shelley Case, B. Sc., RD
Case Nutrition Consulting, www.glutenfreediet.ca
<http://www.glutenfreediet.ca>
Author: Gluten Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide
Co-Author: Celiac Section, Manual of Clinical Dietetics, American
Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada
Medical Advisory Board: Celiac Disease Foundation, Gluten Intolerance
Group, Canadian Celiac Association
Advisory Board: Living Without Magazine
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