Following my previous posts about the different types of allergens that people with food allergies suffer from I came across an article ALLERGIC LIVING posted about the hidden names and products of the most known allergies to date.
It made me wonder, what if you are allergic to a specific ingredient but you only knew it by ONE name? What if other food manufacturers list it as a different name on their ingredients lists? It takes the "May Contain..." warning to a new level worry.
Its amazing to learn the different names and definitions that different languages and cultures can have for every day items. But when it comes to food allergies it's scary to think that buying a package of crackers could still fatally harm you even if it says "100% peanut free."
So I took some pictures of the chart incase you want a summarized version of some of these hidden secrets...
It made me wonder, what if you are allergic to a specific ingredient but you only knew it by ONE name? What if other food manufacturers list it as a different name on their ingredients lists? It takes the "May Contain..." warning to a new level worry.
Its amazing to learn the different names and definitions that different languages and cultures can have for every day items. But when it comes to food allergies it's scary to think that buying a package of crackers could still fatally harm you even if it says "100% peanut free."
So I took some pictures of the chart incase you want a summarized version of some of these hidden secrets...
