Overview
- The awareness push, tied to Tuesday's World Celiac Day, focused attention on how to find undiagnosed cases and help people eat safely.
- Santa Fe’s food-safety agency ASSAL now offers an online search tool for certified “Sin TACC” products, giving shoppers a way to verify labels and cut the risk of cross‑contamination.
- Rosario’s Hospital Centenario is offering the Linfograma Intraepitelial free of charge, a UNR-developed test unique in Argentina that helps confirm celiac disease when blood tests or biopsies are not conclusive.
- Health data cite about 400,000 people affected nationwide, with officials estimating eight of ten cases remain unidentified, and experts stress that early diagnosis prevents anemia, bone loss, and other long‑term problems.
- Patient groups say gluten‑free foods cost far more than standard items, and they report uneven compliance with Argentina’s Celiac Law on reimbursements, which can limit real access to safe diets.