Two AOAC-approved tests for gluten

Two AOAC-approved tests for gluten
I recently read on the Internet the article “Testing for Gluten in Foods” in the February 2011 issue of Food Technology. It said that “AOAC International has approved the method ‘Gliadin as a Measure of Gluten in Foods’ as Official Method 991.19. This ELISA uses the R5 monoclonal antibody, which binds to gliadin/gluten and similar prolamins from related grains. AOAC’s Research Institute, which provides an independent evaluation of test kits, has certified R-Biop…