Soy Allergies
There's
plenty yet that you didn't know about soy!
It is not widely known that soy
is one of the most allergenic foods in modern diets. It
is reported in several research reports to contain at least 30
allergenic proteins. Health Canada is one regulatory authority
which takes this risk seriously, recalls poorly labelled foods,
and warns that anaphylactic shock associated with allergies can
result in death. For example cookies and pork products were involved
in two recalls by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for containing
undeclared soy in their products.
Presence
of undeclared soya in la Fournee brand smoked ham and Black Forest
style smoked ham
Presence
of undeclared soy in The Original Cookies - Double Chocolate manufactured
by Cameo Bakery Inc.
Find out more about soy allergies
at the NoSoy
web page.
Further links to Soy
Allergies Information
Genetically
Engineered Foods May Cause Rising Food Allergies - By Jeffrey
M. Smith, Jun 8, 2007. This report from the foodconsumer.org discusses
the link between genetic engineering, soy, and food allergies.
Infant Soymilk Consumption, Skin Cream Exposure May be Linked
to Peanut Allergy, Says UK Report.
The huge rise in allergic reactions
to soy is in line with the increasing use of soy products in processed
foods during the 1990s, and should be regarded as a major public
health concern. Read more about the hidden dangers of soy
allergens Here
A letter gained under the Official
Information Act in New Zealand highlights the incidences of allergic
reactions to foods between January 1994 and March 1997.
While soy protein ranked second to cows milk in number of reactions,
25% of severe reaction were related to soy compared to 5% for
cows milk. A copy of the letter is Posted
Here.
Further information on Soy Allergies
from the United Kingdom Vegan
Society.
Studies suggest a link between
drinking soy milk as an infant and the development of peanut allergies
later in life. Read
More Here and
Here
WebMD Health. Living with soy a allergy
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2128.htm. Soy Protein
Intolerance information from eMedicine.
http://allergies.about.com/library/weekly/aa061499.htm.
Judy Tidwells guide to soy allergies.
Even in imitation "traditional"
Spanish cuisine, soy allergies are causing harm. See two
shocking case studies and heed the warning "READ
THE LABEL".
Swedish researchers say what we
knew years ago...people
can die of soy allergies and, because of poor labelling, the
reason is often not realised.
The Methodist Health Care Organisation
gives good advice about Soy
Allergies. For the Methodist Health Care Organisation,
go Here.
THE
ALLERGENS DATA COLLECTION
Soyfreesales.com - A source for soy free chocolate, candy and
cookies.