Cicadas Are Land Prawns, and Other Allergy Cross Reactions You Should Know About
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As the Brood X cicada explosion continues on the east coast of the U.S., the FDA has issued a warning that if you are allergic to prawns, you may not want to try those cicada recipes that have been making the rounds. This isn’t the only surprising allergy cross-reaction out there, so here are a few more to pay attention to if you have allergies.
But first, some background: These cross-reactions occur because when your body learns to attack one specific item (like a protein found in seafood), it may also attack similar allergens found elsewhere (like a protein found in cicadas). Technically, cicadas are not particularly closely related to prawns if there are any taxonomists reading this, please put down your knives but there’s
As the Brood X cicada explosion continues on the east coast, the FDA has issued a warning that if you are allergic to shellfish, you may not want to try those cicada recipes that have been making the rounds. This isn’t the only surprising allergy cross-reaction out there, so here are a few more to pay attention to if you have allergies.
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20,025 Pounds Of Meatballs, Patties Recalled In 10 States
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The products reportedly co-mingled with ingredients that contained allergens
Below is the list of states where the recalled products were distributed
Washington-based King s Command Foods is recalling 20,025 pounds of meatballs and patties as they may contain allergens. The affected products were distributed to 10 states.
According to the recall notice posted at the U.S. Department of Agriculture s (USDA) Food safety and Inspection Service s (FSIS) website, the company learned about the problem when it discovered that ingredients that contained allergens co-mingled with the recalled products. The latter don t typically contain the allergens and don t have them declared on the label.