The Maasai bleed their cattle without killing them - suitable for ovo-lacto-haemo veggies?

Let's no forget that a small % of consumers have violent allergic reaction to Quorn resulting in severe stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea, breathing difficulties and in severe cases anaphylactic reactions and coughing up blood. Various studies suggest that the percentage of people affected can be up to 5-10% though other studies show significantly less than 1%. Nevertheless the fungus has been proved to be an allergen.

Personally the makers like to call Quorn a fungus, like a mushroom is a fungus. Technically it's a mould, and to my eyes a mould is designed to tell us when something isn't fit to eat. Not very scientific, I know, but that's my opinion for what it's worth. Equally, one is if happy with the fungus categorisation, some fungi are also dangerous to eat.

I actually don't mind Quorn every now and again.

But I'm still cooking kangaroo burgers tonight.

Don't be so bloody precious, I'm not suggesting that at all.

Just pointing out that a proportion of people will have bad reactions to the product. For example possibly a lower % of the population have an allergic reaction to peanuts, however we all see the warnings about products may contain nuts, and rightly so seeing that the reaction can be, but not always is, fatal.

Should there be a similar warning on Quorn products, I don't know but it is worthy of mention, is it not?

So it obviously is worthy of mention then?

Not to the same degree as peanuts and nuts, to which you were comparing. And that it is mentioned on the packet presumably lays to rest your concerns over allergy?

To go back to your original points and my questions regarding them:

Do you think that all foods that may cause allergic reactions should be avoided (or in your subsequent back-pedalling; labelled as such)?

Do you think that any foods which are related to other dangerous plants/animals/substances should also be avoided/perhaps just considered in a negative light?



And it is probably pointless to even respond to you, given that you'll retract or edit your statement shortly afterwards.

Well a colleague and I both ate vegetarian pasta bake in the canteen. No mention of Quorn anywhere. She was violently ill, I was fine. Neither of us, nor the canteen staff knew anything about Quorn causing this reaction in some. No packet to read there. Maybe it was a failing of the canteen staff and their knowledge. I don't know.

The point is, which you seem to be studiously avoiding, is that this problem is not given much wider publicity, presumably because it would adversely affect the product commercialisation.

As for comparison to nuts, that was simply a comment relating to the % of population affected, and made quite clear in the post that, because the nut allergy can be fatal, it was quite correct to label, but posed the question was it necessary with Quorn. You seem to confirm it is necessary by virtue of your claim that the packaging does carry a warning.

To save messing about with your other argumentative little points too much I will insert a response in bold in the below quote.
Regardless of whether Lord G decides to respond to you or not, I certainly am ending it here, as you seem determined to find an argument somewhere. Put your handbag away and run along. /over and out

I tried to describe some potential health issues you asked for, and am willing to listen to what you have to say on that. It is you who seems to be unwilling in that respect.

I apologise if I seemed to be trolling or closed-minded. Reading my posts before your question again I'm not sure where you get that from. It genuinely concerns me if I am coming across like that. I simply tried to answer peoples' questions at face value, and correct anything that was in my opinion inaccurate.


Thanks for the condescension. Sorry if I caused you a nuisance; I thought we were having a discussion.

Sorry, but how it came across was that you were intent on picking an argument over issues that weren't there, or had been misunderstood.
Guess it comes down to the old inability to read body language and tone over the internet.

+5 to cancel your -1 and then some. Loony.