Why did we establish the Gluten-Free Safety Restaurant Program?
Celiac and gluten sensitive consumers are frustrated by the gap between restaurants serving gluten free food and restaurants actually serving gluten free food safely. This is supported by the data. A recent survey of 700+ readers of a major gluten-free publication indicated 80% of gluten-free consumers had safety concerns when going to a restaurant. For these reasons, Charlie’s Table Oasis created the Gluten-Free Safety Restaurant Program.
The Program is a voluntary, no cost to join, gluten-free self-certification program designed to:
Encourage the use of “best practices” to maximize safety for people in the gluten-free community
Increase consumer confidence in restaurant’s and other food establishment’s ability to serve food that is actually gluten-free
Help consumers locate places to eat that commit to utilizing best gluten-free safety practices
Promote participating restaurants and food service establishments to the gluten-free community
To be totally transparent about the Gluten-Free Food Safety Restaurant Program, all training materials provided to restaurants are also available to you simply by clicking the button below. We encourage you to review these materials and use the information provided in helping you make restaurant decisions.
Due to the nature of the Gluten-Free Food Safety Restaurant Program, all of us must take the use of the emblem seriously. If you are visiting a restaurant that displays the program emblem, we encourage you to click on the participating restaurant to confirm its listing. If you do not see it on the listing, please click the button and let us know.
