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We are proud to have been the first company in the USA to offer "SAFE" oats to the celiac community. We are one of you, so we understand issues if our oats are not pure and uncontaminated. Yes, from the President to the Production Manager we are on a gluten free diet. The mission of Gluten Free Oats® is to provide the purest oats available for people with celiac disease. Inspected by celiacs from planting to packaging, we understand the importance of avoiding cross-contamination from wheat, rye or barley. Gluten Free Oats® can be considered SAFE for most people who are gluten intolerant because they are tested to be below 10 parts per million (ppm) by our Laboratory. In addition we also have our tests re-checked by the University of Nebraska FARRP Laboratory
Over the past decade research has shown that most people who are gluten intolerant can consume oats if other grains have not contaminated them. Finally a source is available through Gluten Free Oats®
*Thompson T. Gluten Contamination of Commercial Oat
Products in the United States. N Engl J Med 2004; 351:2021-2022
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In fact, a study of three popular commercial oat products reported by
Tricia Thompson, M.S., R.D.* found that none could be relied on to be
gluten-free. In that assessment, oat samples were considered gluten-free
if they contained 20 ppm or less. Nine of the twelve samples from
these three brands of oats had gluten levels that ranged from 1807 to
23 ppm.
