Gene Buck writes from the Congressional Research Service...
> Looking for information on how shrimp/crab waste or byproducts
>may be entering the human diet. I'm trying to obtain information on
>how people who avoid eating shrimp/crab products might somehow be
>unknowingly exposed through diet so that they develop an allergic
>reaction to shrimp/crab. Any suggestions, citations, articles?
>
> Gene Buck, senior analyst
> Congressional Research Service
>
> <mailto:gbuck@crs.loc.gov>gbuck@crs.loc.gov
Hi Gene,
I can share a personal observation... that it's very common
to get a shrimp flavor in fried foods. I assume that these have been
fried in the same oil that was used for shrimp. I don't know if this
is enough antigen to trigger an allergic response.
Be sure to share some of your findings with our mailing list.
We'd all like to know a little more about this subject!
Best regards,
George Chang, Associate Professor of Food Microbiology
University of California, Berkeley
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