Reactions to foods can also be caused by the food preparation process. For instance, when person who is allergic to latex eats a food prepared by someone wearing latex gloves. It may appear that this person is having a reaction to the food. You may have to become a super sleuth in order to find the culprit. Latex is a plant protein and has similar chains in other plants such as kiwi, banana, potato skins and avocado. A person who is allergic to food preservatives such as meta-bisulphites and latex would have difficulty nailing down the allergen source if they were not aware of their sensitivity to both. Sulphite presence has to be included in the food package label but no mention of food handlers wearing latex gloves or latex in the food packaging will be found. Both can cause reactions similar to those described in the questionable carbohydrate reaction. I wish you luck in finding the causative agent. Jan Coffman RN IBCLC *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html