Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies - how 'real' ?

2003-08-23 Thread Toni Hawryluk
> > - food 'additives' > > > > - plastic food containers leaching ?what? into the food > > > > - GE/GM *crap* poisoning foods that we were *used* to . . . > I don't think it's quite as simple as that... I was told (way back in my childhood) that allergies (food or otherwise) are genetic -- that we

RE: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Peach
People have had allergies for generations, my MIL if she was alive now would be 109, allergic to dairy products, DH who is 67 is allergic to milk, is able to eat one egg a week. Youngest daughter is allergic to more dairy products than either of her father or grandmother. Plus can not drink wine.

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread Toni Hawryluk
Question : how many allergy cases does it take before consumers start thinking : - food 'additives' - plastic food containers leaching ?what? into the food - GE/GM *crap* poisoning foods that we were *used* to . . . Toni in Seattle To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread Ruth Budge
My daughter is a veterinary surgeon. After she'd spent five years studying at university and several years in practice, we discovered that, amongst other things she is allergic to: soap, the disinfectant used to clean contaminated surfaces in the practice, the powder in surgical gloves, the latex

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread A+Y Farrell
<< My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even unpowdered gloves. >> My husband is also allergic to surgical gloves, especial

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread BAChojnacki
In a message dated 8/22/03 4:48:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even unpowdered glo

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-22 Thread A+Y Farrell
My son has a tree nut allergy, and they crop up in the darndest things. Thankfully, here in the US, all ingredients are labeled, so I spend forever in the stores, reading the ingredients on food for either tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc) or mushrooms (which tend to be hidden in the frozen