The obvious thing is to look for the Gluten Free wording, however...
Depending on the severity of your allergy you may sometimes get away with reading the ingredients and making some assumptions. A few years back the FDA changed the labeling laws to require compound ingredients to have their make up listed in parentheses in line with the rest of the ingredients. So for example if the label used to say Caramel it must now say Caramel (sugar, etc..).
Keep in mind that there are always two issues with the labels. One is the ingredients but the other is the processing or handling of the food. If something that is made with gluten free ingredients is processed in a facility that also processes wheat for example, then there is always the possibility of cross over contamination. Many companies wont label an other wise gluten free item as gluten free for this reason.
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