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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Mar;70(3):289–294. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002588

Table 1.

Range of gluten levels detected on GF bread samples immediately following each classroom activity. Samples containing less than 20ppm gluten are eligible for a GF label under the Codex Alimentarius Commission standard.

Classroom Activity No Gluten
<5ppm
Gluten Detected
5–10 ppm
Gluten Detected
10–20 ppm
Gluten Detected
>20ppm
N (%) 95% CI N (%) 95% CI N (%) 95% CI N (%) 95% CI
Play-Doh
Transfer from Hands
(n=30)
27 (90%) 72–97% 1a (3%) 0.1–19% 2b (7%) 1–24% 0 (0%) 0–14%
Transfer from Table
(n=30)
24 (80%) 61–92% 3c (10%) 3–28% 1d (3%) 0.1–19% 2e (7%) 0.1–19%
                 
Home Economics Baking Project
Transfer from Hands
(n=29)
0 (0%) 0–15% 0 (0%) 0–15% 0 (0%) 0–15% 29f (100%) 85–100%
Transfer from Table
(n=30)
0 (0%) 0–14% 0 (0%) 0–14% 0 (0%) 0–14% 30g (100%) 86–100%
                 
Paper Mâché
Transfer from Hands
(n=10)
0 (0%) 0–34% 0 (0%) 0–34% 0 (0%) 0–34% 10h (100%) 66–100%
                 
Dry GC Pasta
Transfer from Hands
(n=10)
9 (90%) 54–99% 0 (0%) 0–34% 1i (10%) 0.5–46% 0 (0%) 0–34%
                 
Cooked and Dyed GC Pasta
Transfer from Hands
(n=10)
0 (0%) 0–34% 0 (0%) 0–34% 1j (10%) 0.5–46%% 9k (90%) 54–99%
a

7.8ppm;

b

10.1ppm, 13.3ppm;

c

5.2ppm, 5.5ppm, 5.8ppm;

d

10.7ppm;

e

75.6ppm, >84ppm;

f

21.1ppm, 59ppm, 76.2ppm, 80.1ppm, remainder >84ppm;

g

all >84ppm;

h

all >84ppm;

i

10.2ppm;

j

13ppm;

k

26ppm, remainder >84ppm