Thread: Attitude to food allergies?

You probably will not find "contians milk/wheat/soy/corn" signs on the products packages

From what I remember about Russian products only two signs are widely spread "contains phenylalanine" and "contains nuts" (probably because these allergies are deadly)

Originally Posted by Doomer

You probably will not find "contians milk/wheat/soy/corn" signs on the products packages

From what I remember about Russian products only two signs are widely spread "contains phenylalanine" and "contains nuts" (probably because these allergies are deadly)

I have seen "contains nuts" only on imported products. There is no such allergy known in Russia.

Wheat allergy is even less heard of. I think people may not trust you if you say you have an allergy on wheat. On the other hand I seen Russian people (mostly women) who were confident that they had allergies on anything you can imagine (actually they had not but they ascribed any illness to allergy).

Anyway I suggest you to take anti-histamine drugs if you eat something which you suspect may trigger allergy. They are very cheap in Russia.