ISPAM Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book 3-14-17

MA for gluten-free claims on oats

‰ The MA provides an exemption from specific sections of the Food and Drug Regulations (including the list of gluten sources in B.01.010.1 and B.24.018) provided that: o The food contains no oats other than specially produced "gluten-free oats"; o The finished product does not contain greater than 20 ppm of gluten from wheat, rye, barley or their hybridized strains; o The food contains no intentionally added gluten from wheat, rye, barley, or their hybridized strains; and o The "gluten-free oats" are clearly identified as such in all cases where 'oats' are referenced, including in the list of ingredients.

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Links on Gluten-Free Oats

Announcement of MA for gluten-free oats http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/allerg/cel- coe/avoine-gluten-oats-eng.php Actual MA published in the Canada Gazette Part II http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-06-03/html/sor- dors114-eng.php

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