date:Aug 17, 2012
For the study, a total of 268 imported and domestic pre-packaged ground spices were collected from retail stores in 2010-2011.
The study found that more than 99% of pre-packaged ground spice samples tested for gluten would not pose a risk to gluten-sensitive consumers.
There were very low but detectable levels of gluten in 62 of the samples. The CFIA noted that due to the small amount of spice typically consumed in a meal, these levels would not pose a health risk to sensitive consumers.
However