Not all “gluten-free” products typically found in restaurants and cafes are what they claim to be, revealed a recent undercover investigation. A number of popular eateries in Australia were found to put coeliac disease customers at risk by serving dishes with gluten despite advertising them as being gluten-free, The Guardian reports.
The research, conducted by scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute together with the city of Melbourne environmental health officers, examined 158 “gluten-free” dishes from 127 randomly chosen eateries in Melbourne and discovered that 9 percent of those foods (14 dishes) contained gluten.
According to the Australian media outlet News.com.au, the dishes were contaminated with levels of gluten high enough to pose a threat to customers suffering from coeliac disease, an immune system disorder that causes inflammation and damage to the small bowel.
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