Another reaction ....

*sigh*  It seems that we just get a handle on things, then something else happens.  William was at a birthday party on the weekend and ended up having a reaction to the birthday cake.  Thankfully, while unpleasant, it was relatively minor.  But the problem we run up against, again, is labelling.

Theoretically, it should have been okay, as he hasn't had reactions to anything previous to this to things (other than sulphur dioxide) that were present in concentrations under 10 ppm.  That's now changed, as while there were no sulphites explicitly present in the cake, there were ingredients (which I normally avoid at home) that are either exposed to or contain small amounts (under 10 ppm) of sulphites.  So we're going to have to be even more vigalent to make sure that he's not getting those things, either.  Until I can determine the specific culprit, I think we'll be bringing more of our own food to events like these.

Who knew .... ?

So, apparently in-store made items do not necessarily have to have sulphites listed in their ingredients.  Ask me how I know this ... you know you want to.

Products that are produced and packaged (in bulk) in-store are exempt from ingredient declaration (see A16), which means that the bread cubes I used for the stuffing in yesterday's turkey didn't need an allergen label, this despite the fact that these cubes are the only logical source for the (thankfully) minor reaction that William had after supper last night.  *sigh*

I'll admit, I was in a hurry and used what I had on hand in the freezer.  I did check the label, but assumed because there wasn't a "contains ..." statement that it was okay.  If I'd have been thinking, I'd have noticed that the package didn't list "Contains:  wheat," which should have put up a warning flag.

Regardless, he's fine today, but I'll be making my own bread cubes from now on, too.