Gluten-free certification verifies that a product meets the threshold for gluten-free claims set by EU Regulation 828/2014 and that the production process has been audited to prevent cross-contamination, making it essential for grains, flours and ingredients processed on shared lines.
In trade practice
A certification body audits the facility for dedicated handling procedures, segregated storage and cleaning validation before issuing a certificate. Ongoing compliance requires regular product testing, typically by ELISA method, and documented traceability from raw material intake to dispatch. Common failures include inadequate cleaning records between production runs and untested incoming ingredients. Buyers of certified product should request both the current certificate and recent test reports.
In a specification
A purchase specification for gluten-free ingredients should reference EU Regulation 828/2014, name the certification body, and require the supplier to provide a valid certificate and batch test results with each consignment.