OnespotTM Allergy Blog is written by Elizabeth Goldenberg, North America’s Allergy Legal Expert & Brand Advocate. She’s a lawyer and mother to two sons, one of whom has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and tree nuts.
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Bombay Sapphire Gin has almonds in it, a risk for those with tree nut allergies. In fact, 10 botanicals are used in its processing:
juniper
lemon peel
“grains of paradise”, a relative of the ginger plant
coriander seeds
culeb berries (part of the pepper family)
orris root
ALMONDS
cassia bark from the cinnamon family
liquorice
angelica root
Their website says that “Bitter almonds from Spain bring out and tie together all continue reading…
Peanut Butter Cheerios® have just been made available in Canada, but only for a limited time. General Mills Canada announced on their Facebook page on February 5, 2013 that: “You asked for them, so we’re bringing Peanut Butter Cheerios to Canada! And we’re “laying it on thick” with a coupon for a FREE box with the purchase of another specialty continue reading…
Believe it or not, I was already preparing an article on allergic reactions to cockroach when this story broke: Bug-eating contest winner likely died from allergic reaction to cockroaches: expert Unfortunately, Edward Archbold died on Monday October 7, 2012 after competing in in a cockroach eating contest held by Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Florida. In fact, he won the contest continue reading…
The company, Green Beaver, makes natural toiletries. I use their Frosty Mint toothpaste, which I really like. They do use almond oil in some of their products, which is important information for my allergic readers.
Specifically, their Eye Make-up Remover for sensitive and acne prone skin contains:
Aqua, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Coco Glucoside, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed continue reading…
Today, I received notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that Odwalla Chocolate Protein drink, also known as Chocolate Protein Soy and Milk Protein Shake, is being recalled. The reason is that four U.S. consumers had severe allergic reactions to it. All these individuals are allergic to peanuts, and two of them also have known allergies to tree nuts. continue reading…
Recently, our son came home with a notice that his grade 4 class is studying Medieval Times. As part of the unit, a Medieval feast was planned. The notice stated that the meal would be golden herb basted chicken, fresh bread and butter, glazed carrots, a shield shaped gingerbread cookie they’d decorate themselves, and grape juice. We were to indicate continue reading…
I was asked to look at ViSalus shakes recently by a distributor, who recommended them as gluten free and allergy friendly. I’ve written previously about gluten free and hypoallergenic liquid nutrition, which you can read about by clicking here.
The ViSalus shakes contain milk and soy. I was surprised to see on the website that it’s made on equipment that also continue reading…
Peanut Butter Cheerios
Honey Nut Cheerios
Banana Nut Cheerios
Recently, General Mills introduced Peanut Butter Multi Grain Cheerios. While Banana Nut and Honey Nut Cheerios (which contain almonds) have been on the market for years, seeing peanut introduced into the product line caused those with allergies to make inquiries to General Mills about their manufacturing process and allergen controls. Unfortunately, continue reading…
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