Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I had no idea. Sure going to be hard to avoid that when you have the allergy. Good luck to all of you who have a corn allergy.  Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:01 PM Subject: Re: INFO/now  Sure, happy to share. Corn is hidden in MOST packaged food, often unlabeled. It can come under MANY different names if it IS labeled-anything ending in a TRINE (such as maltodextrine) anything that says " natural " flavors or colors, ALL artificial colors and flavors, and most packaging materials are either made from corn, or have cornstarch sprayed in them during the packaging process. Table salt has hidden corn in the " anti caking agents " . Clothing dyes often have corn. Any blanket, sheet, pillow, socks, etc. labeled as " antimicrobial " contain corn. Any vitamin that is labeled " Vitamin A, C, etc " is likely corn derived. Corn is in most shampoos, laundry and dish soaps, soaps and toothpastes, as well as in the airbags in your cars. It is also in most glue, plaster, paint, wallboard, insulation, etc. The list is FAR too long to post here, but just giving you a general idea-corn is EVERYWHERE!! I suggest googling the sources of hidden corn-lots of info out there. One of the most crazy places I discovered corn the hard way was in toilet paper and paper towels-the sheets are sprayed with cornstarch to keep them separate, and the glue that holds them to the roll are corn. This gives you just a glimpse into the scope of how prevalant it is-and sadly, MOST of it is genetically modified corn, making matters even worse! I wasn't allergic to corn until they started GMO'ing a gene from wheat and soy into it, now I am allergic to all three! > > > The scary part of HFCS is the places it is hidden, unlabeled, and you > > wouldn't expect to find it. HFCS is OFTEN a main ingredient in animal > > feed, so any commercial meat, dairy, eggs or other animal byproducts are > > loaded with it. It is also in many medications, vitamins, supplements, > > toothpaste, laxatives, over the counter meds, farmed fish (and some " wild > > caught " , which is actually CAUGHT wild while it is spawn, then RAISED in a > > fish farm-they are allowed to label it as wild caught even though it is > > farmed) If you have a severe corn allergy like I do, you learn the > > " hidden " places the hard way > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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