Trust the Label

Trust the Label | Trust Your Oats What does “gluten-free” really mean—and why is that promise especially complex when it comes to oats? In Episode 1 of Trust Your Oats, Trust the Label, host Dale Tenhulzen examines what the gluten-free label guarantees under U.S. law, what it doesn’t, and why oats require far more than a claim on a package to be truly safe for people with celiac disease. The episode explains how the FDA’s <20 parts per million gluten-free standard was established, why zero gluten is not the legal threshold, and how scientific detection limits shape enforcement. It also explores why oats—though naturally gluten-free—are uniquely vulnerable to cross-contact due to shared farming, harvesting, transportation, and storage systems built around wheat. Listeners gain clarity on why contamination risk is structural rather than incidental, how “hot spots” can form within oat supply chains, and why post-harvest sorting alone cannot guarantee safety. Trust the Label establishes the foundation of Trust Your Oats, showing why trust must be built into the system from the very beginning. Learn more about Trust Your Oats at: 👉 https://daletenhulzen.com/ 👉 https://daletenhulzen.site/