Philadelphia — Prior to the September 28, 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (#WHConfHungerHealth), Bari Consulting Group, Celiac Journey, and @GlutenFreeFinds_pa have identified top tiers with the potential to dramatically improve nutrition for millions of people with celiac disease, reduce food insecurity and alleviate diet-related illnesses. released a comprehensive report containing policy objectives for The Bali report’s intent is to recommend the National Strategy of the White House Congress to name gluten as a major food allergen and require gluten to be labeled on all packaged foods.
The recommendation states, “Pillar 2 of the White House Conference, Integrating Nutrition and Health: Prioritize the role of nutrition and food security in overall health, including disease prevention and control, and ensure that our health systems are accessible to all.” to meet the nutritional needs of “1
Celiac Journey is requesting a patient advocacy seat at the White House conference table to share our experience with celiac disease. and for the 3.3 million Americans with autoimmune diseases, it reduces the treatment burden, food insecurity and diet-related illnesses that can occur after gluten consumption.2 As reported by World News Tonight with David Muir, 9-year-old Jax Burr said: Given the constant threat of cross-contact with gluten, the fact that 80% of food contains gluten, the high price of gluten-free food, and the fact that gluten is not required to be labeled on all packaged foods, Food insecurity is a daily occurrence for people with celiac disease.we3
The labeling of gluten on all U.S. packaged foods is a challenge for international food safety agencies and food industry risk managers, including scientists, regulators, physicians, clinicians, academia, governments, and food and agriculture agencies. Consistent with previous conclusions of the composed expert panel. United Nations and World Health Organization: “Summary Report of the Joint Ad Hoc FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens. Part 1: Review and Verification of the Codex Priority Allergen List by Risk Assessment. /WHO Expert Consultation”).Four
The 2021 FAO/WHO Expert Consultation, a prestigious body chaired by Dr. Lauren Jackson, FDA, Chief of Process Engineering, Process Science & Technology Division, Food Safety and Health Institute, decided that: did.
“Based on a systematic and thorough evaluation using all three criteria (prevalence, severity and potency), the Commission recommended that the following be listed as priority allergens: , barley, other barley species and their hybrids), shellfish, eggs, fish, milk, peanuts, sesame seeds, certain tree nuts (almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts).Five
The policy goals of the Bali report and White House meeting were also informed by many of the 1,576 public comments submitted to the FDA in the summer of 2022. This is about assessing the public health importance of protecting consumers with celiac disease by labeling gluten as a major food allergen. The Bari report to FDA (Docket: FDA-2021-N-0553) is available at www.celiacjourney.com/whconf.
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1 https://health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/white-house-conference-hunger-nutrition-and-health/conference-details
2 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-22-004.html
3 www.celiacjourney.com/abcnews
Four https://www.fao.org/3/cb4653en/cb4653en.pdf
Five https://www.fao.org/3/cb4653en/cb4653en.pdf
