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What is deamidated gluten, and why should you care?

Emport — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:23:44 +0000

One of the trickiest forms of gluten to detect is deamidated gluten. So let's talk about what deamidation is, how deamidation impacts gluten, and why it's important for food manufacturers to be mindful of these challenges.

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FDA Finalizes Gluten-Free Labeling Laws for Beer, Soy Sauce, Vinegar, etc.

Emport — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:26:05 +0000

In August of 2013, the FDA issued their final rule defining the term “gluten-free” for use in labeling foods. In their ruling, they announced a planned additional ruling addressing fermented or hydrolyzed products. Now, 7 years later, that additional rule has come out. While it does not change anything about the way most companies produce […]

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Monitor your workplace for SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus with Emport LLC

Emport — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:49:53 +0000

Is your workplace safe from the coronavirus? Maintain employee health, safety and confidence with a coronavirus monitoring program. By regularly testing surfaces and employees for the SARS-Cov-2 virus, you can help protect your workplace and workforce from COVID19 outbreaks. Several months into the global coronavirus pandemic, it is well understood that enclosed spaces like offices […]

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Fish vs fish: How AlerTox can help detect fish allergen in your facility.

Emport — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:09:09 +0000

Fish are included in the FALCPA list of food allergens that cause the majority of IgE-mediated food reactions and need to be carefully labeled on food packaging. But fish is listed as a category with no differentiation between any of the myriad of species, even between bony and cartilaginous. So, why and when does fish […]

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Best Practices: Keep your Samples Organized when Testing for Gluten

Emport — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:37:01 +0000

How many different samples does your company need to check for gluten on a given day? If it’s more than one or two, you may be wondering about the best way to keep track of which samples have been run on which GlutenTox test strips. After all, if you can’t remember which sample was analyzed […]

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Manufacturers and precautionary labeling: when good manufacturing practices aren’t enough

Emport — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:41:18 +0000

In the first installment of a two-part post on Precautionary Labeling, we examined the difficulties the average consumer faces in purchasing food for someone with allergen sensitivities. Studies revealed consumers have a relatively difficult time confidently selecting allergen-free products for members of their family. With no legal guidelines on how a manufacturer should label a […]

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GlutenTox® Sticks Plus kit, even better!

Emport — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:14:31 +0000

Emport is pleased to announce a newly improved version of the GlutenTox® Sticks Plus kit, making it the most sensitive method currently available on the market for the detection of gluten.GlutenTox® Sticks Plus is designed to help food manufacturers monitor for gluten at every step of production. This test kit also allows quick decisions and […]

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What is the G12 Antibody, and why is it great for gluten detection?

Emport — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:07:55 +0000

Why is the G12 antibody so uniquely suited to gluten detection? The GlutenTox line of test kits is powered by the G12 antibody, which was developed by Biomedal in response to the growing body of research surrounding gluten and gluten toxicity. While you certainly don’t need to know anything about what makes the G12 antibody […]

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Emport reviews 2016!

Emport — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:53:56 +0000

What’s been happening in research and development in gluten and wheat? Every year brings advances in knowledge about gluten, Celiac Disease and gluten intolerance. With the end of 2016 approaching, we thought now would be the best time to review some of the recent research and developments that affect the gluten free community. If we’ve […]

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Monitoring gluten immunogenic peptides (GIP)

Emport — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:44:56 +0000

Research into various celiac mediations aside, complete compliance with a gluten free diet remains the only reliable treatment for celiac disease. Whether through accidental exposure or the conscious decisions to ‘cheat’, when it comes to ingesting gluten with celiac disease, gut mucosal damage is still a very real consequence – along with all of the […]

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