Makers of Quorn, the Chicken-Flavored Fungus, Sued
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:50 pm
for Not Disclosing Dangerous Reactions
"Vat-Grown Mold Tastes Like Chicken but Makes Some Violently Ill
WASHINGTON - An Arizona woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Quorn Foods of not disclosing on labels the fact that some people have serious allergic reactions to the main ingredient in its Quorn line of meat substitutes. That ingredient happens to be a fungus mold, actually discovered in the 1960s in a British dirt sample. The company grows the fungus in vats and processes it into a fibrous, proteinaceous paste. But more than a thousand people have reported to the Center for Science in the Public Interest that they have suffered adverse reactions, including nausea, violent vomiting, uncontrollable diarrhea, and even life-threatening anaphylactic reactions after eating the patties, cutlets, tenders and other products made with Quorn's fungus."
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This is from Center for Science in the Public Interest, a reputable outfit.
Doesn't mean there isn't another point of view.
I recently ate some and didn't get sick, which doesn't mean anything either.
Above is from Sept 09.
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200909171.html
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Anybody have any thoughts?
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ellen
"Vat-Grown Mold Tastes Like Chicken but Makes Some Violently Ill
WASHINGTON - An Arizona woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Quorn Foods of not disclosing on labels the fact that some people have serious allergic reactions to the main ingredient in its Quorn line of meat substitutes. That ingredient happens to be a fungus mold, actually discovered in the 1960s in a British dirt sample. The company grows the fungus in vats and processes it into a fibrous, proteinaceous paste. But more than a thousand people have reported to the Center for Science in the Public Interest that they have suffered adverse reactions, including nausea, violent vomiting, uncontrollable diarrhea, and even life-threatening anaphylactic reactions after eating the patties, cutlets, tenders and other products made with Quorn's fungus."
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This is from Center for Science in the Public Interest, a reputable outfit.
Doesn't mean there isn't another point of view.
I recently ate some and didn't get sick, which doesn't mean anything either.
Above is from Sept 09.
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200909171.html
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Anybody have any thoughts?
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ellen