More about gluten free not always Yoshon from the Guide to Chodosh

[Yoseph Herman]

I would like to thank the kind people who emailed me their views about
whether gluten free must always be Yoshon or not. There were so many people
who took the trouble to do so, that I do not have the time to answer all
individually. Please allow this to be a collective answer to all. Based on
the information that was provided to me, I propose to include the following
revised draft in the next Guide:
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*NOTE ABOUT GLUTEN-FREE FOOD*

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Some people mistakenly believe that all gluten-free foods must be Yoshon.
This is not necessarily true.

·        * **Oats a*re gluten free unless they are contaminated by other
source of gluten. According to FDA government standards, items may be
labeled “gluten free” so long as they contain less that 20 parts per
million of gluten. In fact *it is possible to purchase gluten-free wheat
flour (!)* from which the gluten has been chemically reduced below the FDA
limit.

·         Gluten is only one component of grains such as wheat. Other
wheat-derived components which may be free of gluten may be used in some
foods.

Oats and wheat, of course, may be Chodosh after the new harvest starts.
Therefore, do not assume that “gluten free” automatically means “Yoshon”.

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Yoseph Herman
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