In response to recent news that some probiotics may contain gluten, Ganeden Biotech, Cleveland, OH, reaffirmed that its probiotic GanedenBC30 is gluten-free and can be labeled as such according to the standards set by the US Food and Drug Administration.
 
The testing, performed by Q Laboratories, tested each Ganeden probiotic ingredient for the presence of wheat, barley and rye glutens which are the peptides implicated in digestive disorders. Q Labs used the sensitive ELISA test method in which antibodies react with the gluten peptides and yields a quantitative determination of the amount of gluten present in the probiotic material. This test is accurate for quantities of gluten far lower than that involved in any digestive disorder.
 
“As a science driven company we were more than happy to have an independent third party re-confirm to the public and our probiotic food and beverage partners that our ingredients meet FDA standards for being gluten free,” said Andy Lefkowitz, the president and CEO of Ganeden.