Why did we establish the Gluten and Allergen-Free Safety Restaurant Program?
People who need or want to eat gluten-free and/or top 9 allergen-free are frustrated by the gap between restaurants serving “free-from” food and restaurants actually serving “free-from” food safely. This is supported by data from a major survey and focus groups indicating that a vast majority of people who eat “free-from” are reluctant to go to restaurants. Given their experiences and backgrounds, filling the need for a simplified safety program was a no-brainer for the founders of Charlie’s Table.
The program is a voluntary, no cost to join, honor system based, program designed to:
Encourage the use of “best practices” to maximize safety for people in the gluten and allergen-free communities
Increase consumer confidence in restaurant’s and other food establishment’s ability to serve food that is actually gluten-free and/or top 9 allergen-free
Help consumers locate places to eat that commit to utilizing best gluten and allergen-free safety practices
Promote participating restaurants and food service establishments to the gluten-free and allergen-free communities
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.
