Cross Contamination in Oats
List of oat products produced using a "purity protocol"
See this informative blog post about "purity protocol" vs. mechanically and optically-sorted oats
2016: Summary of test results for oats from GlutenFreeWatchdog
2017: Gluten-containing grains skew gluten assessment in oats due to sample grind non-homogeneity.
2017: Gluten-containing grains skew gluten assessment in oats due to sample grind non-homogeneity.
2016: Pure Oats as Part of the Canadian Gluten-Free Diet in Celiac Disease: The Need to Revisit the Issue
A 2008 study showed that even "uncontaminated" oats are usually contaminated.
2004: Test results for commercial oats were reported in Gluten Contamination of Commercial Oat Products in the United States. (Click on the Table in the article to see the results).
2005: Jane DeMarchi from the North American Miller's Association spoke at an FDA meeting on Gluten-Free food labeling in August, 2005, explaining the milling process and why oats obtained from these large mills are expected to be contaminated. You can see the slides or read the transcript of her excellent talk, "Feasibility of Milling Gluten-Free Flours" on the FDA website.
Kinnikinnick Foods has published an excellent explanation as to why they don't plan to use oats in their products.
2004: Test results for commercial oats were reported in Gluten Contamination of Commercial Oat Products in the United States. (Click on the Table in the article to see the results).
2005: Jane DeMarchi from the North American Miller's Association spoke at an FDA meeting on Gluten-Free food labeling in August, 2005, explaining the milling process and why oats obtained from these large mills are expected to be contaminated. You can see the slides or read the transcript of her excellent talk, "Feasibility of Milling Gluten-Free Flours" on the FDA website.
Kinnikinnick Foods has published an excellent explanation as to why they don't plan to use oats in their products.