The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Safety takes an unprecedented step in the legal defense of those with Celiac Disease.

Pursuant to past posts here, and at the GFCF Cookbook, about Great Specialty Products [dot] com.

This action is being brought to stop the dissemination of false and misleading advertising previously made and now being made by Defendant Paul Evan Seelig, alk/a Andrew Jeffrey “Jeff” Gleason, d/b/a Great Specialty Products (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Defendant Seelig” or individually referred to as “Gleason” or “Great Specialty Products”), using, inter alia, the internet website www.greatspecialtyproducts.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Great Specialty Products’ website”) and via telecommunications. Said advertisements falsely and misleadingly state and misrepresent that certain bread products sold by Defendant Seelig via the Great Specialty Products’ website are and were gluten-free when, in fact, said bread products contain gluten that causes harmful physical reactions and other serious health-related problems when consumed by people who have, inter alia, Celiac Disease.

This is taken from the first page of File No. 10CV001020 issued on Wednesday, January 20 at 3 PM against Paul Seelig, the Plaintiff, by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

We will link to the full document as it becomes available.

3 Responses to “North Carolina Files Suit Against Manufacturer Over False Gluten Labeling”

1. Fred says:

   January 21, 2010 at 6:58 am

   Raleigh News and Observer picks up on story:
   http://www.newsobserver.com/news/health_science/story/295478.html
2. Sean says:

   January 22, 2010 at 7:35 am

   Good riddance to bad rubbish, hopefully. Glad to see celiacs being defended.
3. Sean says:

   January 22, 2010 at 7:40 am

   GSP ordered to not sell bread for 10 days: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/health_science/story/298000.html