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Let’s talk gluten, especially with the holidays here! There is so much talk about parts per million (ppm) in food for what is safe. That’s only part of the picture. The 20 ppm was decided on being the threshold based on keeping those with celiac below 10 mg of gluten a day. They figured based on servings per day of what a person should be eating that 20 ppm per serving was safe. Well let’s be real some items it is very difficult to stick to 1 serving (pizza, sweets, and similar things), also some people are more sensitive and their bodies react to gluten at lower levels. Then also think of those snack foods 2 small cookies are a serving or the pretzel thins, then add a dip (it is is homemade you may have multiple servings you are needing to consider).

This is where gluten detection dogs come into play. We have been able to consistently test the dogs and they have reliably alerted down to 0.01 ppm of gluten. In order to test lower we would need access to a sterile lab. This is why they are an invaluable tool for many with celiac.