Everyone reacts to gluten differently. Some of us are more sensitive to it then others. I can eat something I believe is safe and still feel "glutened" while my husband could eat a cookie filled with gluten and barely notice. Either way we have both have been diagnosed with Non- Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and I also have Hashimoto's and Leaky Gut. Eating gluten can and does harm our bodies whether or not we realize it. People with Hashimoto's and/or Celiac must be extremely careful of cross contamination and therefore they must be aware of PPM.
The chart above is from About.com and Jane M Anderson.
As many of you know the FDA has passed a new gluten labeling law stating that in order for a product to be labeled gluten-free it must be "less then 20ppm." But what does that really mean?
Here is a visual of what 5 PPM and 20 PPM looks like:
For detailed answers to this question, I am going to redirect you to About.com.Gluten PPM Table, Updated September 2013.
About.com Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity has done an amazing job of researching and reporting what we need to know about PPM. You will find a PPM chart of over 48 companies. The information on this chart has been reported directly from the companies.
I personally want to thank About.com for doing this research. I know what goes into this kind of research and appreciate the effort.
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