European Licensing System (ELS)
The Crossed Grain symbol is the internationally recognised symbol for gluten-free food needed by people with coeliac disease.
Surveys show that for consumers with coeliac disease the Crossed Grain symbol is
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For producers, the growing gluten-free market and new products launching every day represents a highly attractive commercial opportunity for anyone wishing to enter the gluten-free market. Licensing the Crossed Grain symbol will help distinguish your products in this growing sector, marking your products out as safe and secure for people with coeliac disease.
Market Growth of Gluten-Free Products
In collaboration with its Member societies, AOECS developed the European Licensing System (ELS) to license the Crossed Grain symbol across Europe in a single contract. Producers wishing to license the symbol for use outside of Europe please send an email to els@aoecs.org to obtain the necessary information.
License contracts are issued by the country in which the company's head office is located.
Member countries issuing the European Crossed Grain license are:
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Finland |
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Hungary |
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If you are interested in obtaining a license for your company please email els@aoecs.org and we shall respond to you shortly.
For more information, please download the Guide to ELS for Producers.