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Health Canada has Made Reading Labels for Gluten Free Foods Much Easier
Food labeling is certainly an on going topic. Something that I have written about before and will probably bring up every now and again. Last time I wrote about labeling, I wrote about Health Canada Labeling Regulations for Allergens including Gluten and how changes were coming.
Well, guess what, those changes have come into effect as of August 4th 2012. I will try not to overload you with information, but I will certainly have a tonne of links for you to get as many opinions and facts as possible because I can't take credit as being the know all of all government policy and gluten free food regulations.
First to dispel some myths. One, Health…
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