Webinars & Events
Webinar
Italy’s Groundbreaking Mass Screening for Coeliac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes
Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025
Time: 15:00 CEST
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Join us for a special webinar to learn about the first results of Italy’s national paediatric screening programme, the first of its kind in the world.
In 2024, a pilot project involving over 5,000 children and 400 paediatricians across four regions tested the feasibility of screening all children aged 2–10 for coeliac disease and type 1 diabetes. The preliminary results show a 2.8% positivity rate for coeliac-specific antibodies, highlighting the potential of this programme to revolutionise early detection and treatment.
Speakers:
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Giorgio Mulè, Vice-President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and promoter of Law 130/2023 (introduction)
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Olimpia Vincentini, Senior Scientist, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Event
GLUTEN-FREE EXPO SLOVENIA
Date: 27-28 September, 2025
Where: Radovljica, Slovenija
The Slovenian Coeliac Society is organizing the highly anticipated Gluten-Free Expo Slovenia 2025, set to take place in the charming town of Radovljica on Saturday, 27th, and Sunday, 28th September
The Gluten-Free Expo Slovenia will bring together coeliac societies, producers, health professionals, and the gluten-free community for two exciting days of activities.
The expo on 28 September is a free-to-attend event and offers visitors the opportunity to discover the latest gluten-free products and connect with others in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Webinar
COELIAC AWARENESS DAY WEBINAR SERIES
To mark the International Coeliac Day AOECS arranged a series of free webinars all through the month of May, 2025. Here you can watch the recordings.
Webinar
CAN BIODEGRADEABLE FOOD PACKAGES CONTAMINATE GLUTEN-FREE FOOD?
Three independent studies conducted by different European coeliac societies reveal that gluten can migrate from biodegradable containers into packaged gluten free food.
In this webinar, the findings from the studies was presented to the public to start a debate about the risks of using biodegradeable packages containing gluten and seek for possible ways forward.
Webinar
INTRODUCING THE NEW AOECS STANDARD V3.0
The AOECS Standard for Gluten-Free Foods is a guiding document on how to meet the technical requirements that apply for food business operators who want to license their products for the Crossed Grain Symbol.
In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the changes that have been made and explain how these changes strengthen our system.
This webinar is primarily aiming to inform current Crossed Grain license holders, certification bodies and auditors who work with CGT-revisions and companies who aspire to obtain a CGT license.