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Title: pink peppercorn and cashew nut
Post by: eragon on January 05, 2017, 07:37:25 AM
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3512604/ (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3512604/)
Title: Re: pink peppercorn and cashew nut
Post by: GoingNuts on January 05, 2017, 07:52:52 AM
Now that is scary.  :disappointed:
Title: Re: pink peppercorn and cashew nut
Post by: Mr. Barlow on January 05, 2017, 10:50:42 AM
The patient's/subject's IgE levels to Anachardiaceae family allergens weren't what I would have characterized as "screamin'" levels, though I know levels in no way correspond with severity of reaction.  Still, this is suspected cross-reactivity.  Wonder why they would not test the pink peppercorn itself first to rule out potential incidental contamination through its logistic chain from crop to final destination or bulking of a high-margin good.  Occam's razor, law of parsimony, and so forth.