Guest guest Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 If you don't like Quorn then don't eat it. I will be making it all the time like I always do, I think it isn't dishusting. That thing you sent is dated 2002. Anyone could be allergic to anything. Look how many people died from eating peanuts. I had a friend in the emergency room because he got allergic to fresh sliced pineapple. Paul , " summerhill9 " <summerhill9 wrote: > > I found some interesting stuff about Quorn just by doing a search for > Quorn - banned in Canada. > > This is what I found. It's sounds digusting I can't believe that any > food agency would approve this stuff. > > Quorn is banned in Canada - why? > What is wrong with it? I eat loads of the stuff. > > Quorn Complaints > http://www.cspinet.org/quorn/ > Quorn is the brand name of meat substitutes that are made from a > vat-grown fungus. Some people have dangerous allergic reactions to the > fungus and suffer nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and occasionally hives > or > difficulty breathing. Some people react the first time they eat Quorn, > while some react only after building up a sensitivity. > > CSPI Calls For Recall Of " Quorn " Meat Substitute > http://www.cspinet.org/new/200208121.html > The Food and Drug Administration has allowed a fake meat made from > fungus onto the marketplace, even though the agency knows it makes > some > people seriously ill, according to the nonprofit Center for Science in > the Public Interest (CSPI). > Quorn is the brand name for a line of foods made from " mycoprotein. " > Quorn's packaging describes mycoprotein as " mushroom in origin " and a > " small, unassuming member of the mushroom family, " when according to > fungus experts, Quorn's vat-grown fungus is only distantly related to > mushrooms. > > http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0328-16.htm > CSPI found that the organism in Quorn is actually a form of mold named > Fusarium venenatum, venenatum being the Latin word for filled with > venom, or poisoned. British and American regulators pressured Quorn to > drop its dubious claim to being a type of mushroom and spurred other > minor labeling improvements, though the company still deceptively > brags > on its web sites that Quorn is a " relative of mushrooms, truffles, and > morels. " > Most of the Quorn sold in the United States comes in the form of > chicken-like cutlets or " tenders, " beef-like " grounds, " imitation > sausages, and cylindrical " roasts. " In the U.K., the company has > transmogrified the fungus into even more incarnations, including > burgers, bangers, lamb-like " grillers, " porkish " ribsters, " Swedish > style " balls, " " fillets in white wine sauce, " lasagnas, pies, and > other > products. > > " The data argue compellingly that the mycoprotein derived from > Fusarium > venenatum is almost certainly gastrotoxic, " said Dr. David A. > Morowitz, > a Clinical Professor of Medicine (gastroenterology) at Georgetown > University. " The risk of its toxicity does not justify its continued > use here in the United States, absent additional safety studies. " > > " On theoretical grounds alone, the use of this mold in food is highly > dubious, " said Dr. John Santilli, a Bridgeport, Connecticut allergist. > " Intentionally increasing consumer exposure to mold through the food > supply will only increase the risk of discomfort and adverse reactions > in mold-sensitive consumers. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Quorn, like all those kinds of things also has MSG. I just found out about the Mushroom thing yesterday. I have made curry with it but I would prefer not to have MSG...sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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