Unlike food labels such as “organic,” which is a certification issued by the USDA, gluten-free seals come from third-party nonprofits. GIG is the biggest issuer of these, although certainly not the ...

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Clean-label defines no preservatives or synthetic additives Yet many products marketed as healthy natural or organic still ...