Thursday, March 22, 2007
Food Allergies Follow-up
My post Tuesday, Food Allergies and the Law, inspired May contain traces of nuts ..., a post by the anonymous Australian lawyer who writes the blog The Legal Soapbox, describing her own life-threatening allergy to nuts. She rants (her word, not mine) about the vagueness and inconsistency of food-labeling laws and calls for uniformity in food labels. She also talks about her problems with restaurants, ones any food-allergy sufferer can relate to:
"I usually say: 'I'm allergic to nuts. Let's be clear about this. I may die if I eat nuts and I don't inject myself with adrenalin in time. I can have a reaction even if nuts have merely touched something I eat, or if kitchen utensils which have come into contact with nuts have then come into contact with my food.' That usually sharpens up the attention of waiters."I recommend you read her full post.
Labels: food allergies
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