Chatting With The Allergy Chef Episode 9: Less Common Allergies

Let’s face it, living with food allergies is HARD. However, it’s considerably more difficult if you’re living with a less common allergy. Now, for those of you with a sesame allergy in the United States, it’s gotten MUCH easier to navigate over the last few years, and will continue to do so. In other countries, sesame has long been classified as a major allergen, and will hopefully be the same in the US soon.

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Today we’re going to look at not only sesame, but anything that falls outside of the top 8/9/10/12/14 allergens. Some of the topics include:

• Determining Ingredients
• Phone Calls
• Small vs. Large Companies
• Spices
• Natural Flavors
• Other Considerations
• Eating at Home