All the ingredients used to produce Juice Plus+ products are free from Gluten naturally. However, to ensure there has not been any cross contamination at any stage throughout the product process, we carry out gluten testing.
Our manufacturers have confirmed that the test for Gluten is performed annually. Gluten testing is not in the FPS or current licenses so only annual testing is performed.
The manufacturers use Ridascreen® Gliadian ELISA, which is an R5 test. The Ridascreen® Gliadin is:
Codex Alimentarius Method (Type I).
Approved by the AOAC Performance Tested Methods SM Program and was assigned PTM Certification No. 120601 by the AOAC Research Institute. The in-house validation data was confirmed by an independent lab. The sandwich ELISA is applicable for the detection of traces of gliadin in wheat, buckwheat, rice, corn, oats, syrup, and sausage.
An AOAC approved Official Method of Analysis Final Action OMA 2012.01.
An AACC International Approved Method (38-50.01).