• All ingredients must be gluten-free. Special care is required when buying naturally gluten-free flour.
• Since 1998, it has been a legal requirement in Ireland for all food businesses to have a food and safety management system based on the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point).
• If possible gluten-free products should be prepared, packaged and stored in a dedicated environment or factory, if this is not possible then the necessary HACCP guidelines should be in place. Please read the FSAI draft guidelines to prevent cross-contamination of gluten-free foods. These guidelines provide guidance on the minimum requirements for the production of foods described as ‘gluten-free’ or ‘very low gluten’ and apply to all involved in the handling, production and preparation and distribution of gluten-free products. They can be incorporated into your HACCP plan.
• Gluten-free products for retailing must be labelled according to regulations. The FSAI have also produced updated guidelines for labelling food.
• Sample products should be tested at regular intervals to ensure they are consistently gluten-free.

If you have any questions please contact us by emailing foodlist@coeliac.ie.