Testing your products for gluten

There are several methods for testing the gluten content of food.  These include laboratory based ELISAs or rapid tests that can be conducted in the factory.  The technology of gluten testing continues to develop and recent advances mean that tests are becoming much more sensitive.

The recommended method of analysis, approved by the Codex Committee on Methodology, Sampling and Analysis (CCMAS) is the R5-sandwich ELISA (Mendez method). 

Amongst the companies offering gluten testing kits or services are:

• ALcontrol Laboratories
• Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association
• Genon Laboratories Ltd
• Hallmark
• Leatherhead Food International
• Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL)
• Rhone Biopharm
• Tepnel Biosystems

If you have any queries about gluten testing, please contact us.