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Oats ready for harvest
  • 27 Nov 2025
  • Stella Holt
  • 1 Comments

2 reasons why oats are gluten grains.

Aren’t oats naturally gluten free?

Oats ready for harvest

In a word, yes!

Oats in and of themselves do not contain gluten, thus are gluten free.

Read on to learn more about why they must be certified. Read more

  • 27 Nov 2025
  • Stella Holt
  • 0 Comments

How much is too much?

A little bit won’t hurt

How much is ‘a little bit’?

A response to the document released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation, in relation to setting threshold amounts for allergens. Link to the Food Safety Magazine article here: FAO/WHO Establishes Recommended Threshold Values for Allergens in Foods | Food Safety (food-safety.com) Read more

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