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DeerWhisperer1 t1_j256gz9 wrote

Thank f’ing god. FINALLY.

Son will stop breathing in under 10 minutes from 1 sesame seed. This is a blessing, will be required to list it out.

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angiosperms- t1_j257iud wrote

Why not just update packaging requirements instead of picking and choosing? They shouldn't be able to hide shit under "natural flavors"

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dragonmuse t1_j258dlg wrote

I got an exam question wrong because I was insistent sesame was a major allergen. Daughters pediatrician was telling me about she sees sesame allergy frequently now when we discussing introducing allergens at 6m.

Hopeful this helps those with sesame allergies out.

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pegothejerk t1_j258mh8 wrote

Which if you dig deeper than “kids today” appears to be caused by a lack of exposure to essential microbes, too much exposure to pollution, a lack of vitamin D, drastic dietary changes from mass produced foods. Microbial diversity and vitamin d issues might not be so bad if we didn’t build cities to literally be difficult to exist in without a car, there are ridiculous laws that require three times the space of a building’s footprint for parking, there’s a severe lack of bike paths, of parks, of pedestrian walkways, and the gun culture has made going outside extremely undesirable thanks to the perceived risks associated with gun violence and the fear mongering media outlets and political think tanks push on everyone today. So it seems worshipping money (poverty caused by greed), oil & gas and power structures are more to blame than just “kids today”. If only they felt safe, if only their parents had living wages, and if only they had the infrastructure to play outside so they could process away those allergies in their early years.

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sweetpeapickle t1_j25bfuy wrote

Lol, this reminds me of the recertification I took 2 years ago. They had listed almond under nuts along with walnuts, pistachios, cashews. I stared at the screen & was stuck all because I knew almond should not be listed there. I'm like I should know because I am allergic to the rest, but not to almond because it's not a tree nut. I did email our state's health & my health inspector, never heard anything.

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pointlessone t1_j25ep8t wrote

People can be allergic to sesame? Man, that's rough, it's in so many foods!

Every time I hear of a new food allergy I'm thankful I don't have any. Bravo for labeling things to help keep folks safer out there.

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zerobeat t1_j25j5g7 wrote

Yeah it hides in a lot of places. The bad part is - at least from the two people I know who are allergic to it - that the reactions people have can be very bad and life threatening to even very small amounts.

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pointlessone t1_j25kg9y wrote

I'm just thinking about how many different names it's got depending on how it's prepared and how many things use sesame oil as a flavoring. From the sounds of other folks in the thread, it can be as extreme of reaction as peanuts, and I'd never even heard of it being an issue until now. Food allergies are wild.

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HardlyDecent t1_j265snz wrote

They do, but like cashews and pistachios, almonds are technically drupes--not tree nuts.

Drupes are fleshy fruits (like peaches) that have a nut-like shelled seed inside.

edit: spelling

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sharaq t1_j267epn wrote

Yes, and your great grandpa probably had forearms like Popeye and we're just on reddit. As a society we've moved away from trying to breed exclusively perfect human specimens for about 80 years now.

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yawetag12 t1_j26hwtu wrote

Are you concerned about the news of many manufacturers just adding sesame to their product, simply because it's easier to list the allergen than prevent cross-contamination?

I hope your options for food don't become too low.

Edit: sources.

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stvrkillr t1_j274jb2 wrote

It will be funny when we’ve fixed climate change but can’t eat food any more

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ProjectDA15 t1_j275c6i wrote

i have met 2 people who were allergic to garlic and onions. 1 was also allergic to gluten, soy, and a few other things. i was cooking food at a larping even and offered extras to people around me. the only thing in my rice they could was the rice itself, but it was already mixed by then.

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SideburnSundays t1_j27asez wrote

News like this always makes me wonder:

  • How does humanity survive with so many allergens?

  • Why so many new allergens in the last ~20 years? Better diagnostics, or were these allergies not a thing 20 years ago?

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scummy_shower_stall t1_j28iw1o wrote

I’ve heard it’s related to the fact that the younger generation aren’t as exposed to nature as much on the one hand, but also chemicals in housing on the other. I know here in Japan, in the last few years, allergies are suddenly spiking.

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scummy_shower_stall t1_j28jh3z wrote

That was a fascinating read, thank you! The bit about polio survivors getting the symptoms again when they’re older makes me wonder if it’s like the chickenpox herpes virus that re-emerges as shingles when the person gets weak or worn down. Maybe the virus just lays dormant for decades.

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shewy92 t1_j2e78wi wrote

> How does humanity survive with so many allergens? > >

They adapt or die. Nowadays it's easier to adapt but that's because of modern medicine and food safety practices. You were SOL and at the whims of Darwin's survival of the fittest back in the old days though

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