Gluten Found In 32% Of Food Labeled Gluten-Free
According to USA Today, gluten can be found in 32% of food that’s labeled “gluten-free.” The study suggests that gluten-free items are misleading at restaurants.
As for which items to be careful with, if you are avoiding gluten:
- The worst offenders were pizza and pasta, with gluten found in 53.2% of pizza samples and 50.8% of the pasta tested.
- The detection rate was higher at dinner, 34%, than at breakfast, 27.2%.
- Restaurant foods labeled gluten-free, or GF, were less likely to test positive for gluten in the western part of the U.S. than in the Northeast.
- Restaurants identified as fast-casual (no table service, higher quality food than traditional fast-food eateries) and casual (with table service) had lower detection rates than fast-food places.
[source: USA Today]
Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.
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