So, DD at this point trusts Trader Joe's considerably more than
I do, that's for sure...
that as the preface to this.
Last night, we're running late, stop by TJ's to pick up a few staples on our way home (they carry Vinta crackers, among other things)--
DD desperately wants this carton of shelf-stable tomato soup that she found mis-shelved by the crackers. I (wisely, I thought) told her that we'd have to go look over by the soup to check it more carefully)...
no warnings on package. None, nada.
She took it home, poured the entire liter into a saucepan, made a few phone calls, got herself a bowl of this tomato soup, and had-- I kid you not-- about three TEASPOONFULS, complaining that it 'tasted odd.'
She then (within about ten minutes) began experiencing agonizing stomach cramping-- so bad that she laid on the floor, and at one point curled into a ball. Dad, apparently, was unconcerned other than asking her if she were okay... (I was busy working on something on the computer elsewhere in the house).
By ten, she felt somewhat better (so ~2 hr post soup), but I also gave her some benadryl (half dose) just to help with any residual stomach cramping.
She thinks it was definitely something "allergic" but wasn't *quite* ready to point a finger at the soup...
I'm not so sure, though. I think that I'm going to use this as a learning opportunity for her-- by having her CALL TRADER JOE'S about it and see what she can find out.
I strongly suspect that one of two manufacturers is involved-- Imagine (which is Hain Celestial.. booo, hissss); or Pacific Foods, which.. um... makes a cashew version of some things on what I
know are shared lines. Oh, but not to worry, because
just as organic-conscious consumers can rest assured that their food hasn't touched any nasty NON-organic food because of "cleaning" procedures... yeah, apparently allergic consumers have that same reassurance. ANYway.
Wanted to report to the community about this one, and will let y'all know what, if anything, we learn from TJ's.