In your quest for safe, allergen free foods, you will undoubtedly come across ingredients that are not only difficult to pronounce, but whose origin it is virtually impossible to identify just by looking at the name. Add that to your need to acquire skills making you adept at identifying specific food allergens, and you could very well find yourself having a breakdown, on the floor, in aisle three, at the grocery store.
The links below are provided to help demistify food labels for you, as much as possible, so you can keep your composure while grocery shopping.
Hidden Allergens in Foods - A helpful primer on detecting the presence of milk, egg, wheat, peanut, soy and fish on a food label.
What on earth is that? - This listing, while produced back in 1995, offers reliable information about some mysterious ingredients you will find on food labels. Please always check with the manufacturer though to be certain of the origin of any item about which you are not certain.
Food Allergen Labeling in the USA
Food Allergen Labelling in Canada. - This document is in PDF format. and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Looking for Specific Allergens - Several people have prepared comprehensive lists of what to look for when seeking 'hidden' allergens. Here I will provide links to their ingredient lists for specific allergens.
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