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Not to nitpick (too much), but a few IMHO necessary clarifications for Italy. > Restaurants are well trained, there’s even a certification program. Yes and no
by jaclaz 7y ago
Not to nitpick (too much), but a few IMHO necessary clarifications for Italy.
> Restaurants are well trained, there’s even a certification program.
Yes and no, it is on a voluntary basis, and it is basically a private certification (better than nothing, but it is not an "official" one):
https://icea.bio/ristorazione-senza-glutine/ https://icea.bio/ristorazione-senza-glutine/
>Residents get a tax break because GF food tends to be more expensive.
Not exactly a tax break, people affected can get some gluten free food for free, according to a rather complex authorization process with a limit of around 100 € per month, some reference:
https://www.theitaliantimes.it/economia/alimenti-senza-glutine-gratuiti-celiaci-nuovi-tetti-di-spesa-buoni_120220/ https://www.theitaliantimes.it/economia/alimenti-senza-gluti...
There used to be a tax break for a few years, but it has been cancelled currently.
>And all kids are tested.
No.
Only if there is a suspect of the kid being affected, and the procedure is not completely free.
But yes, generally speaking there is a lot of attention to the issues that someone celiac may have, even in (some) churches you can have gluten free (actually low gluten) communion wafers:
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2017/07/11/italian-celiac-association-says-low-gluten-hosts-ok_0afd4792-b70e-4f75-8f47-c19fc846a91c.html http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2017/07/11/italian-celiac-as...
- alistairSH 7y agoThanks for the clarifications. All of the above are more/better than anything I've seen in the US, so I'll take it. And FWIW, if anybody is visiting, the best GF pizza and calzone I've had was from Mama Eat in Rome.