Ukudla Nezidakamizwa zase-US Administration namuhla kushicilelwe umthethonqubo omusha ochaza igama elithi "gluten-free" lokulebula kokudla ngokuzithandela.
Lokhu kuzohlinzeka ngencazelo ejwayelekile efanayo yokusiza abantu baseMelika abangafika ezigidini ezi-3 abanesifo se-celiac, isimo sokugaya ukudla esingalawulwa ngempumelelo kuphela ngokudla ukudla okungenalutho kwe-gluten.
"Ukunamathela ekudleni okungenayo i-gluten kuyisihluthulelo sokwelashwa kwesifo se-celiac, esingaphazamisa kakhulu impilo yansuku zonke," kusho uKhomishani we-FDA uMargaret A. Hamburg, MD "Incazelo entsha ye-FDA 'engenalutho' izosiza abantu abanalesi sifo isimo senza ukukhetha kokudla ngokuzethemba futhi sikuvumele ukuphatha impilo yabo kangcono. ”
Le ncazelo entsha yombuso ifanekisa incazelo yezimangalo ze- "gluten-free" kuyo yonke imboni yokudla. Kudinga ukuthi, ukuze kusetshenziswe igama elithi “gluten-free” kwilebuli yalo, ukudla kufanele kuhlangabezane nazo zonke izidingo zencazelo, kufaka phakathi ukuthi ukudla kufanele kube nezingxenye ezingaphansi kwezingu-20 kwisigidi se-gluten. Umthetho futhi udinga ukudla ngezimangalo "akukho gluten," "ngaphandle kwe-gluten," futhi "ngaphandle kwe-gluten" ukuhlangabezana nencazelo yokuthi "i-gluten-free." I-FDA iyabona ukuthi ukudla okuningi okwamanje okubhalwe ukuthi “okungenayo i-gluten” kungakwazi ukuhlangabezana nencazelo entsha yombuso. Abenzi bokudla bazoba nonyaka ngemuva kokushicilelwa komthetho wokuletha amalebula abo ekuhambisaneni nezidingo ezintsha.
"Sikhuthaza imboni yezokudla ukuthi ihambisane nencazelo entsha ngokushesha okukhulu futhi isisize ukuthi yenze kube lula ngangokunokwenzeka kubantu abanesifo se-celiac ukukhomba ukudla okuhlangabezana nencazelo yenhlangano ethi 'gluten-free'" kusho uMichael R Taylor, iphini likakhomishani we-FDA ngokudla nemithi yezilwane.
Igama elithi "gluten" lisho amaprotheni avela ngokwemvelo kukolweni, irye, ibhali kanye nezinhlamvu ezihlanganisiwe zalezi zinhlamvu. Kubantu abanesifo se-celiac, ukudla okuqukethe ukukhiqizwa kwe-gluten kwama-antibodies ahlasela futhi alimaze ulwelwesi lwamathumbu amancane. Ukulimala okunjalo kukhawulela amandla eziguli ezinesifo se-celiac ukuthola izakhamzimba futhi kuzibeka engcupheni yezinye izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo, kufaka phakathi ukuswela ukondleka komzimba, i-osteoporosis, ukukhubazeka kokukhula, ukungabi nenzalo, ukuphuphunyelwa yizisu, ukukhula okufushane, nomdlavuza wamathumbu.
I-FDA yayiqondiswe ukuthi ikhiphe umthethonqubo omusha yi-Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), eyalela i-FDA ukuthi isethe imihlahlandlela yokusetshenziswa kwegama elithi “gluten-free” ukusiza abantu abanesifo se-celiac bagcine i-gluten-free ukudla.