At 11:02 AM 2/23/01 -0800, George wrote:
>Richard Chivers writes...
>
>>A child who eats considerable amounts of fish fingers (haddock) is
>>occasionally violently ill some time after eating them. He is not
>>allergic to nuts and no consistency has been found in the appearance of
>>the reactions.
>>
>>Is anyone aware of a similar condition occurring.
>
>Hi Richard,
>
> I can add a personal anecdote. I am allergic to crustacean
> shellfish (much to my regret). As you might expect, I can recognize the
> symptoms very easily.
>
> Some years ago my wife prepared some shark that our favorite
> butcher had recommended. It was delicious, but it gave me the
> characteristic reaction to shellfish. My guess is that the shark had
> been eating crustaceans, and that its flesh contained crustacean
> allergens. I complained, but in retrospect, the shark had more to
> complain about than I did!
There is also the reasonably likely possibility of cross-contamination of
the fish by crustaceans in handling or display.
Also, the fish fingers involving a breading which may be contaminated with
an allergen, or the frying oil used may have carryover contaminants.
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