Goodbye Gluten! New Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies are the First Gluten Free Girl Scout Cookie
At
ABC Bakers, we believe that everyone should be able to support the
Girl Scout Cookie Program. So we’ve developed a delicious new bite
size Girl Scout cookie that’s 100% gluten free – and we’re welcoming a
whole group of people to the cookie sale. ABC Bakers will be working
with a select group of Girl Scout councils to pilot the new cookie as
part of the 2013-14 Cookie Sale.
About the Cookie: Gluten Free Goodness
Since it’s estimated that three million people have problems when
they eat foods that contain gluten*, ABC and our council partners expect
this cookie to be a huge success. Our new bite size Gluten Free
Chocolate Chip Shortbread cookie:
- Is made with real chocolate chips and real butter
- Contains no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, no
high fructose corn syrup, no palm oil, and no
hydrogenated oils
- Is available in a 5 ounce resealable foil pouch with
12 pouches per case
Do the Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread cookies meet the FDA’s 20ppm limit?
Yes. Our Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread cookies actually meet the 5ppm hurdle set by Celiac Sprue Association (
http://www.csaceliacs.info/fda_glutenfree_labeling_rule.jsp),
which is 75% lower than the FDA’s 20ppm proposed limit. The Celiac
Sprue Association Recognition Seal Program is more stringent than the
FDA guidelines. Additionally, our cookies are certified by the Gluten
Free Certification Organization (
http://www.gfco.org/).
Products carrying the GF logo represent unmatched reliability for
meeting strict gluten-free standards and GFCO is the leading gluten-free
certification program in the world.
To find more information on the nutrition for the Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie, click
here.
For frequently asked questions regarding the new gluten free cookie, please visit our
FAQs.
Go to the
website to find out where they are being sold.
