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Avete prodotti per celiaci?

Do you have products for coeliacs?

Pronunciation

'Celiaci' — 'che-LYA-chi'. Four syllables, stress on second. 'C' before 'e' = soft 'ch'.

When to use it

Asking about the coeliac-specific range. Italy has more coeliac disease diagnoses than most countries, so the dedicated product range is extensive.

What it means

'Celiaci' = coeliacs (people with coeliac disease). 'Prodotti per celiaci' = coeliac-safe products. Italy's AIC (Italian Coeliac Association) maintains extensive certified product lists.

Variations

Avete il reparto senza glutine?

Do you have the gluten-free section?

Many Italian supermarkets have a dedicated gluten-free aisle

Questo è certificato AIC?

Is this AIC certified?

AIC certification = reliable gluten-free standard in Italy

La pasta senza glutine è buona?

Is the gluten-free pasta good?

Asking for quality recommendation — Italian GF pasta has improved dramatically

Mini Dialogue

Cliente: Avete prodotti per celiaci? Commessa: Sì — abbiamo una corsia intera dedicata. Pasta, farina, pane, dolci — tutto con marchio AIC. Cliente: C'è anche pasta fresca senza glutine? Commessa: No, quella solo in pastifici specializzati. Ma abbiamo quella secca di ottima qualità.

Customer: Do you have products for coeliacs? Assistant: Yes — we have an entire dedicated aisle. Pasta, flour, bread, sweets — all with the AIC mark. Customer: Is there also fresh gluten-free pasta? Assistant: No, that's only in specialist pasta shops. But we have excellent dried pasta.

Cultural Note

Italy is paradoxically both the worst and best country for coeliacs: worst because pasta and bread are everywhere; best because the diagnosis rate is high, awareness is exceptional and the gluten-free product quality is among the best in the world.