A UC Davis researcher stands in front of an oven smiling and holding a loaf of bread made with a type of wheat that has had certain gluten proteins responsible for severe reactions in people with celiac disease deleted.

Less allergenic wheat line developed

Researchers learn it’s possible to delete the gluten proteins most responsible for severe reactions in people with celiac disease

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that certain gluten proteins are most responsible for severe reactions in people with celiac disease.

A close-up photo of ripe oats hanging off their stalk.

Firm focuses on gluten-free

Calgary-based Stoked Oats is one of several Canadian oatmeal companies dedicated to producing gluten-free oats. President and chief executive officer Simon Donato said he started the company in 2011 with an eye on the cereal market and how there was a gap in the quality of oats delivered to grocery stores.