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Gluten Free

Journey to Gluten-Free Certification

Our team offers Gluten-Free Certification for your product and processes, applying our technical expertise to all our food safety projects. Hiland Global Certifications will audit and evaluate your product to ensure it meets the gluten-free specific production and ingredient sourcing standards. Certifying your products as Gluten-Free is a cost-effective way to verify to your consumers that the product meets their needs and follows strict guidelines.

What is Gluten?

Changing to a gluten-free diet has created a lot of buzz more recently as people come to learn of their gluten sensitivity or those with celiac disease. Gluten is a protein found in wheat and several other grains, that acts as a glue to hold foods together and maintain their shape. The big three sources of gluten include wheat, barley, and rye.

Wheat is commonly found in
Bread
Baked Goods
Soups
Pasta
Sauces
Cereals
Salad Dressings
Barely is commonly found in
Malt (malted barley flour, milk and milkshakes, extract, syrup, etc.)
Soups
Beer
Rye is commonly found in
Rye Bread
Rye Beer
Cereals

The Certification Process

We walk you through the application process

Plant registration will need to be completed

An official product review will be conducted

We will conduct an on-site audit

Walk through the final review process

Certification