RE: Labelling of corn / corn-derivative ingredients and their labelling Our File: ADDFP13051501 CFIA File: WEB ID:2013/5-426 : Food Labelling‏

Kari Bachar

11:34 AM

To: Jean-Marc Gelinas

Cc: Davendra.Sharma@inspection.gc.ca, Michael Abbott

Dear Mr. Gelina and Mr. Abbott and Mr. Sharma,

Thank you for getting back to me regarding my corn allergy.  It is accurate to say that corn anaphylaxis is rare; however, it is also rare in those that suffer wheat allergies, so clearly this is not the only criteria used when evaluating a food for mandatory labelling.  My daughter is a recently diagnosed Celiac, and gluten allergy awareness has made the transition relatively easy to manage, but she certainly doesn’t suffer symptoms of anaphylaxis.

I am familiar with the Annex 2-3 “Ingredients Exempt from Component Declaration”, which is what compelled me to write to you in the first place.   I have been the recipient of many letters such as yours, informing me that I could not be truly allergic to corn-derived excipients because the protein has been removed in the manufacturing process.  I don’t claim to have extensive knowledge of the immune system, but when I ingest Xanthan gum, dyglicerides, corn starch, vitamins, or other ‘purified corn derivatives’,  I suffer arrhythmia, joint/ facial swelling, dizziness, and tinnitus. I made many emergency room visits before a serum IgE blood test at an allergist revealed that the culprit was corn.  This is true regardless of what form of corn I ingest.  Although Mr. Abbott states that …”some of the things that she mentions like dextrose in table salt or vitamins in milk would not be associated with corn protein and should not cause adverse reactions”, it is clear, certainly in my case, that this is inaccurate.   Does this mean that I am allergic to the protein in corn and merely ‘intolerant’ of the carbohydrate? Does it matter?  The fact is, my mere ‘intolerance’ of corn carbohydrates results in far more severe reactions than my daughter’s gluten ‘allergy’.

Dr Michael Radcliffe, Consultant in Allergy Medicine and a Clinical Research Fellow in Allergy at the University of Southampton, finds corn intolerance to be quite common.  He has written that science ’does not understand the mechanism’ behind corn intolerance and it’s resulting, often devastating, symptoms.  It does seem that there is a great reluctance to stigmatize corn as another allergen, despite evidence of large scale adverse reactions to it – protein or not. Perhaps because it is the main substitute grain used in standard gluten-free manufacture?   Or perhaps science just hasn’t caught up with this developing allergy (was peanut allergy common 50 years ago?)  It’s telling that the science is so limited on this phenomenon that you had to cite an Italian study in your response to me.

My purpose for responding is to draw attention to common misconceptions about corn and to implore you to take this sensitivity more seriously.  Even the Corn Refiner’s Association (a powerful US corn lobby group) admits: “Though allergens in other food systems have been well characterized, very little work has been devoted to identifying allergens in corn or corn ingredients.” As Canadian government employees tasked with ensuring a safe food supply for Canadians with allergies, you should know that the standard off-the-cuff response about corn protein is no longer sufficient.  Imagine if your child was intolerant to all things corn and you had to make every. single. meal and snack from scratch from virgin ingredients (no baking powder! No brown sugar!)  At home, at friends, and on holidays – and you’ll be envisioning the lives of many people I know with corn sensitive children.  No popping into Starbucks or driving through McDonald’s for a snack!  No going on holiday unless you rent a unit with a full kitchen!  Why?  Because of the proliferation of unlabelled corn-derived ingredients in virtually EVERY prepared food available for purchase. Unlike every other possible food allergy, you can’t simply avoid corn because it’s NOT labelled – That’s why.  In Canada, the buck stops at the Food Allergy and Intolerance Assessment Section so please do further research on this issue.

Sincerely,

Karen Bachar
2515 Cameron Crescent
Abbotsford, BC
V3G2A9

Dear Ms. Bachar,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding corn allergies and allergen labelling. Your inquiry was forwarded to the Bureau of Chemical Safety (BCS) for a response.

We are sorry to learn of your allergy to corn.  Please be assured that we consider food allergies and intolerances to be a high-priority public health issue.  We recognize that avoiding specific foods and ingredients is a challenge.

It is well known that almost any food can cause adverse reactions in susceptible individuals.  Despite its wide consumption, reported cases of anaphylaxis to corn are not common.  There is limited information in the scientific literature  which describes a few studies that have been conducted to investigate corn allergy.  One study in Italy has demonstrated that adverse reactions are possible when doses of 90-225 mg of corn protein (which corresponds to 1 – 2.5 g of corn flour using a protein concentration of 9%) are ingested in a double blind placebo controlled study.  As with other food allergies, it is the protein fraction of the corn which is responsible for triggering the allergic reaction.
It is important to note that there are labelling regulations which apply to all ingredients in prepackaged products.  When ingredients such as corn are added to prepackaged food products they must be declared in the ingredient list.  A review of the food label would enable you to reduce the risk of inadvertent consumption of corn.  As you mentioned in your letter there are certain labelling exemptions within the current Regulations that allow for components of some ingredients to be present without being individually listed; those ingredients exempt from component declaration are outlined under section B.01.009 (1) of the current regulations.

The list of ingredients exempt from component declaration is provided in attachment.  It is our opinion that corn products are unlikely to be present as components of these ingredients, except for starches and modified starches albeit when used in large quantities or hydrolysed plant protein derived from corn.

In this regard, with priority allergens in mind, we have recently enhanced the labelling regulations to require that starches, modified starches, lecithin and hydrolysed plant proteins must always declare their plant sources in the ingredient list.  Even if they were derived from a priority allergen like wheat, these products are unlikely to contain sufficient residual protein to pose a health risk to allergic individuals.  Nonetheless these requirements do mean that corn starch, modified corn starch or hydrolysed corn protein will always have to identify its source as corn.

Food additive preparation derived from corn derivatives such as citric acid or xanthan gums which are produced by fermentation by-products of bacterial or fungal cultures fed with sucrose, glucose, corn starch, etc. and cellulose, dextrose or vitamins for that matter would contain negligible amounts of protein and would not be expected to trigger adverse reactions in corn allergic individuals.

Incidences of adverse reactions to food or food additives are difficult to investigate and are typically diagnosed clinically by double-blind oral food challenges.  Health Canada recommends that individuals with food sensitivities consult with an allergist, in order to obtain the advice and support they need to help manage their condition.

The Canadian priority allergen list is periodically reviewed against specific Canadian criteria and your email will be kept on file for future reference.

Thank you for taking the time to write and I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Jean-Marc Gélinas
Scientific Evaluator | Evaluateur Scientifique
Food Allergy and Intolerance Assessment Section | Section d’évaluation des allergies et intolérances alimentaires
Food Additives and Contaminants Section / Section des additifs et des contaminants alimentaires
Chemical Health Hazard Assessment Division | Division d’Évaluation du Danger des Produits Chimiques pour la Santé
Food Directorate | Direction des aliments
Health Canada | Santé Canada
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
+ : 251 Sir Frederick Banting Drwy, A.L. 2202C, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0K9
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* : www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/allerg/index-eng.php | www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/allerg/index-fra.php

(See attached file: Ingredients exempt from component declaration.pdf)

Michael Abbott—2013-05-15 01:39:20 PM—Hi Johnny,  Can you formulate a response for this?  It was forwarded to me by Davendra Sharma (he sp

From: Michael Abbott/HC-SC/GC/CA
To: Jean-Marc Gelinas/HC-SC/GC/CA@HWC
Date: 2013-05-15 01:39 PM
Subject: Fw: WEB RESPONSE / RÉPONSE DU WEB ID:2013/5-426:Food Labeling

Hi Johnny,
Can you formulate a response for this?  It was forwarded to me by Davendra Sharma (he spoke to me about it a few days ago).   I am not sure how much detail to get into in the response because it is correct to say that there are going to be some corn derived ingredients that don’t declare their source, but on the other hand some of the things that she mentions like dextrose in table salt or vitamins in milk would not be associated with corn protein and should not cause adverse reactions.  Particularly with corn, people seem to believe that anything derived from corn is going to give them a reaction and I don’t think there is any science to support this.

Thanks,

Mike
Section Head | Chef de Section
Food Allergy and Intolerance Assessment Section | Section d’évaluation des allergies et intolérances alimentaires
Chemical Health Hazard Assessment Division | Division d’Évaluation du Danger des Produits Chimiques pour la Santé
Food Directorate | Direction des aliments
Health Canada | Santé Canada
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
tel (613) 957-0949 ; fax (613) 990-1543

—– Forwarded by Michael Abbott/HC-SC/GC/CA on 2013-05-15 01:30 PM —–

From: “Davendra Sharma” <Davendra.Sharma@inspection.gc.ca>
To: “Kari Bachar” <karibachar@hotmail.com>
Cc: <Michael.Abbott@hc-sc.gc.ca>, “WebMaster CFIA” <CFIAMaster@inspection.gc.ca>
Date: 2013-05-15 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: WEB RESPONSE / RÉPONSE DU WEB ID:2013/5-426:Food Labeling

Ms. Bachar;

I am forwarding/copying you message to Health Canada, Food Allergy and Intolerance Assessment Section.

Thank you for your reply.

Regards

Davendra Sharma

>>> Kari Bachar <karibachar@hotmail.com> 5/15/2013 12:38 pm >>>
Yes, please do share my information and thank you for your response!

Ms. Karen Bachar;

In response to your message regarding the labelling of corn and it’s derivative, I had taken consulted with Health Canada.  Health Canada is responsible for setting food safety standards and will be able to respond to your concerns appropriately.

In order that Health Canada can respond to you, I need to forward your message and contact information to them.  I would like to request your permission to forward your message and contact information to Health Canada.

Please let me know if that is acceptable to you.

Regards

Davendra Sharma, M.Sc.
Acting Manager and Specialist |Gestionnaire/ Intérimaire et Spécialiste
Technical Risk Assessment|Évaluation technique du risque
Office of Food Safety and Recall|Bureau de la salubrité et des rappels d’aliments
Davendra.Sharma@inpsection.gc.ca
Telephone|Téléphone: (613) 773-6424  Facsimile / Télécopieur: (613) 773-5999
1400 Merivale Road|1400 Chemin Merivale,
Tower 1, Floor 7, Room 247|Tour 1,  étage 7, pièce 247
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0Y9
Canada

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Date (mm/dd/yy) / Date (mm/jj/aa): 5/7/2013 12:38:27 PM
Subject / Objet : Food Labeling
Location / Lieu : Canada, British Columbia
Language / Langue: English
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/consumer-centre/report-a-concern/eng/1364500149016/1364500195684

I am one of a growing number of people who suffer from a debilitating corn
allergy.  This allergy is particularity difficult, as corn and it’s
derivatives are in virtually all processed foods.  As corn is not
considered a top allergen, it does not have to be labeled if it is in an
item as an ‘ingredient of an ingredient’.  This makes it impossible to
shop or eat out, as a corn allergy sufferer has no idea that they’ve
ingested corn until an allergic reaction in under way.  Every day common
foods such a cheese (cellulose), table salt (dextrose), all processed milk
and milk products (vitamin D & A), bakery items (baking powder, icing
sugar, xanthum gum), anything on the shelf (citric acid)  contain corn.  I
could type all day with the list of foods to avoid.   It’s because of this
prevalence that it should be labeled!!!!!!!!!

Before going on vacation I try to always get myself familiar with the area we are staying, make a few phone calls, do some research on the internet for items we buy at the grocery store and make sure they are located where we will be staying. Makes life easier upon arrival.

This year we decided to leave the comfort of the house rental and travel for two days to Orlando to go to Universal Studios. So, add an allergy, being on vacation far away from home, and then leaving a kitchen for two days mid trip.

My friend said she loves to eat at Bubba Gumps. I first thought gosh, hush puppies, fried foods, corn…CORN CORN!!! Can’t go there, they will never be able to help us. So I called Emeril’s place on Universal City walk. I was given an e-mail address for the chef and I sent a message. I never received a response. I thought they would have more unprepared foods so it would be easier to make a meal. Well, with no contact I will not go to find out in person.

I moved on, I called Bubba Gumps with resolve that I would be figuring out how to feed my family of 4 out of a snack bag for two days. I did not expect to have this amazing 30 minute conversation with the manager Steve Holm. He listened and he wanted to learn more. He put my fears to rest by taking the time to run to the kitchen and speak with the chefs, he came back with valid information and was able to guide us to a menu choice that thrilled our son. We discussed all of the ingredients to the meal and found out that there were a couple of items that were not going to be safe. They were easily removed and the meal was adjusted to fit our needs.  We were also given the opportunity to bring special ingredients for the meal that we knew were corn safe and that they would not have on hand, we brought butter and salt

Steve assured me that they have Allergy Kits on site. I told him that Jacob’s reactions are not anaphylactic so no need for an epi pen. He said that wasn’t what their allergy kits were, but they do have many epi pens on location just in case. The allergy kit at Bubba Gumps is new chef outfits, new cutting boards and utensils, new pots and pans. There is a seperate area where the food is prepared so there is no cross contamination possibilities, the chef brings the food to the table separate from the other order so nothing gets confused or other foods touch the plate.

Steve then did some research in the weeks between our conversation to our arrival. He was amazed at the vast number of people who suffer from corn allergies and was even more amazed at the hidden derivatives that are in fact a corn concern. He alerted his staff and educated them before we came.

I sent one more e-mail to Steve to inform him of the date and time we were planning on arriving and asked for outdoor seating. There was no outdoor seating at this restaurant but there was windows that weather permitting would be opened for Jacob and we would be sat near one. Keep the fresh air around Jacob and avoid inhaled issues.

When we arrived we were greeted warmly, everyone on site knew our needs and were overwhelmingly accommodating. My husband over heard a couple complaining that we arrived and were taken in right away and seated while they were waiting. The hostess explained to them that we were VIP due to allergies and they treat everyone exactly the same in that situation. It was handled amazingly well, the couple understood and that was the end of the conversation.

During the meal we were visited several times by Steve to make sure everything was going well, the servers were constantly checking in and making this experience EXTREMELY FUN, great staff. Then AJ the chef came out, focused all of his attention on Jacob who gave him all the information he needed to get the meal he wanted, then AJ asked him if he would like to have steamed broccoli with his butter and salt on it…Jacob lit up. YES! His favorite meal ever to be had was on it’s way.

He ordered the steamer pot of (no shrimp due to the shells having the preservatives on it) It was filled with lobster claws, clams, mussels, Alaskan Snow Crab Legs and our son was in heaven. “The best BROCCOLI EVER!!!” We all thought we would get  a bite of some shellfish but we were all wrong. Jacob ate until he burst.

Our experience was so amazing that we decided that the next day we would go back for a late lunch, which turned into a late dinner by the time we were done running around the parks. We had informed the staff earlier in the day that we would be coming back. Steve was still on site when we got there but AJ our chef had left…BUT, Allen was on! He was just as amazing and Jacob decided to eat something different. They went back and forth into the kitchen to figure out if they could make what he wanted and then worked their magic.

So two meals out and no corn attacks. We were chilly and so was the rest of the restaurant guests but the windows remained open for Jacob to be able to eat with fresh air. So wonderful, so accommodating.

When we were leaving we spoke with Steve again to thank him and say goodbye to the staff. Steve told us that they are the training facility for Bubba Gump restaurants and if we ever wanted to eat in a different location to have them contact the Universal Studios City Walk Orlando Florida establishment and they will e-mail them and guide them through what is safe or not.

So for all of you I pass this along. IF you live near or will be going close to a Bubba Gumps, call them. Tell them ahead of time about your needs, get them to call Steve or any one of the staff members in Orlando and go have yourself a meal.

We have been asking our school district to help take care of our sons education, a “Free Appropriate Public Education” unfortunately because he has a corn allergy he doesn’t have access to it. He did have a tutor for a couple of years sent by the school district in our home under Section 504. The CSE Chair (Committee On Special Education) in her previous career was a chemical engineer. When I came in for our meeting before our son entered kindergarten I showed her charts and lists and she miraculously understood, and was mortified.

She set up a wonderful plan of home instruction with a wonderful tutor who had chemical sensitivities along with a slew of allergies and well, she understood it too! Unfortunately, after this meeting, the CSE chair retired, the Tutor got a full time position and decided she wasn’t going to take the big deal 1 hour a day tutor job for our son. So now we were on our own for a bit.

Eventually the school found another tutor, along with the other tutor came a new CSE chair woman. She didn’t seem to understand the issue as well as the previous person and spent her days getting our son removed from all programs. She even convinced the tutor who was currently working with him to keep a journal of his “Behavioral” issues so they can get him into a behavioral classroom and out of home tutoring.

This battle went into first grade when his hours were increased to 2 hours a day, tutor was changed and we were told by this next tutor the CSE chair woman told her to get ready for a “cantankerous year” as she planned on removing our son from services. During this time she would not give his tutor any support teachers to work with, any curriculum information and we had to again fight with the district for a “FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION”.  We had an “impartial hearing” and nothing was really ruled other then the district had to give our son proper evaluations. It only cost us 18,000.00 in attorney fees. (refinanced the house and have never been able to get ahead since)

Eventually the CSE chair got her wish. One time we were unable to attend a meeting and even though we requested it be postponed and our attorneys wrote letters she took it upon herself to hold the meeting with out us, have the school nurse and school psychologist state I have Munchausen’s by Proxy and they removed services from our corn allergic child.

The letter I receive informed me that either he was in the school building with in 10 days or I homeschooled him. If not I would be facing a truant officer  and CPS. I was of course UNABLE to put him into public school so since the beginning of third grade I have been homeschooling my children. Our corn allergic son was delayed educationally, I had no idea by how much because his tutors told me that he was fine. I bought 3rd grade books from the Parent Teacher store near us and got the whole curriculum. My son sat, looked at it and burst into tears. He couldn’t read at that level, he couldn’t do math at that level and so everything was frustrating. I was told by his tutors his lack of wanting to do work with me was normal, don’t worry, he’s got one on one and he will be fine. I did not expect him to be as far behind as he was.

We continue to fight the district, my son is now going to be 12 years old this May. The even NEWER CSE chair woman promised the stars to us, but yet, seems to have the same goal. DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CRAZY CORN ALLERGY. So our son who appears perfectly fine unencumbered with  a corn exposure is a total Jekyll and Hyde personality switch when exposed. This analogy causes the district to feel that a “behaviorally challenged classroom with 12 children” is the most appropriate for our child.

Again we explain our son suffers a corn allergy, the cleaning products, detergents, fabric softeners, hair sprays, colored chalks, paints, gum, food, popping corn, soda, candy, perfume, cologne are all forms of corn and cause a reaction for him. His reactions do not allow him to think clearly. Some call it brain fog, others call it something else. He becomes dyslexic, frustrated, simple math alludes him, simple writing is difficult and his anxiety becomes unmanageable. This is not the best “LEAST RESTRICTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT” to quote the State and Federal Regulations, for our child to be educated. He is considered “OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRED” and should have an “IEP” (individualized Education Plan).

Our district is however very concerned with how he is socially deprived, they want him to be in school for his socialization. We want him to be in a safe environment for his socialization  and EDUCATION. They feel that we are “holding him back” causing him further issues for his future by not “integrating” him.

I explain year after year, meeting after meeting that I did not ever expect MY LIFE to be the way it is. I am highly offended at being told that I am choosing a life style for my child to be isolated. I have explained to them that my dreams of being a mom consisted of me staying home with my children until they went to SCHOOL!! then I would get a job, use my COLLEGE EDUCATION be a two income family and have some extra money to survive, or not extra money now with the economy, but just to have any money left after pay day and bills would be great.

So I explained instead I have to stay home, make every food from scratch, worry everyday about going to the store, how long I can have my child in there before he rips everything off the shelves and thinks it’s funny (corn reaction, when he was under 7 years old) watch MY friends go out to lunch with each other because THEIR kids are in school and they have NOTHING to do. Nope, not me. I have Munchausen’s by Proxy so apparently I quite enjoy my hard work and no pay. I enjoy not having free time, or alone time. I really would have appreciated they looked up Munchausen’s by Proxy before they stated I suffer from it too. Quite the opposite of what I do. If you don’t know what it is, here’s a link  http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/munchausen.html .

I think the fact that our son’s reactions have been created and recreated by his Environmental Allergist for the past 10 years is a testament to my not “creating or fabricating” this illness.

So, what got me in my tizzy today. I finally started to have time to myself, but it’s not MYSELF but it is time that I am able to make pottery. I was sitting in my basement listening to my children who were finished with their tutor who WE privately pay for, and they started playing and running around. Granted they are now 11 1/2 and 8 years old so I am not worried they are going to fall down the stairs or cut themselves with a knife, but it got me to thinking. If they were in school I would be alone. I would have quiet, no concern of what’s going to break or who’s going to get hurt. I would not have to worry about when they were going to get hungry and who was going to need help on their math or science until after 3:30 when the bus arrives and they have a snack and sit at the table and relax then do homework.

This is a “choice” apparently I have made according to the district. They have even taken this so far as to finally agree that they would send us to an Environmental Allergist of their choice (only been asking for 9 years that they do this) so that doctor can check our son. So this conversation was September 24 2012. To date…February 6, 2013 NO such appointment has occurred, causing another full year of schooling paid for by us on one income.

I was informed that the “doctor they were sending us to decided that he wanted our son to enter the classroom setting for an hour a day and “see what happened if anything at all” ” I called the doctor and asked him about that. He told me he NEVER would send a child with possible allergies to the building with out a full history and examination, along with testing his levels of sensitivities. Well, I told him the district is stating he recommended our son enter the classroom first before doing anything else.

So, now that’s what has pushed me over the edge. How can a district use a doctors name and state that with out patient history, with out examining that the child is fine and should “try” the classroom setting??? I am willing to bet this gets swept under the rug too. I can’t take it anymore.

There is so much more to this story. SO MUCH MORE, but I wanted to say this one last thing. With out districts creating separate chemical and allergy free wings in the buildings children with severe allergies to corn and other chemical sensitivities our child cannot attend. Our son does not have an anaphylactic reaction. Our son has been on and off the Autistic Spectrum in the first 4 years of his life until I fully removed corn. Our son is a bright, well mannered, sensitive wonderful child who deserves a full life just as any other child. He does suffer from bumps on his cheeks and upper arms associated with inhaled allergens, other then that there is no outward symptoms. For someone who really knows him they can see the switch get thrown in his brain. They see the change in his mannerisms, his eyes become unfocused and he is spaced out. These are the friends and professionals who we’ve hired to help us properly educate our children. Oh, our youngest doesn’t go to private school either b/c we can’t figure out how to decontaminate his body, books and clothing everyday. We don’t have a de-con room.

Since starting my web page and facebook page Corn Freedom I have met many other parents who face similar struggles and have all decided homeschooling is the SAFEST option for their child. Some have sent their kids to school, only to have their children red faced, rashed, sick and foggy. It’s not fair and something needs to change.

GIVE UP I’ve been told about the school district. It would be easier on us, but my husband and I feel very strongly that if we all don’t say what is really happening no one will ever learn. Why crawl under a rock and hide, why feel ashamed of our children and their brain allergies? WHY? I have no answer to that which is the reason we fight. Eventually it will be understood and the only way to make changes is to keep challenging the world around us. I will probably not get an attorney again unless they are Pro bono but we will fight. We will be heard. It is REAL…

I feel a little better. I still don’t feel great. Thank you for reading my rant/vent!

Look into books by Dr. Doris Rapp MD http://www.drrapp.com/books-dvds-air-purifiers/is-this-your-child/

This is another great source, from 1930 Dr. Theron Randolph had studied brain allergies and how they effect our bodies.

http://www.essortment.com/brains-response-allergy-symptoms-26142.html

1 CAN coconut milk (I use Thai Kitchen Organic)
1-4 ounce bar melted 100% cocoa bakers chocolate, Ghirardelli
1 TBS maple syrup (optional)
1 tsp homemade vanilla extract

1 package of Knors unflavored gelatin

1 tiny pinch of fine sea salt (otherwise it will taste flat)

you can add a banana for sweetness too. Mine is bare bones no sweetness but it’s still great.

OR MAKE RASPBERRY FAUX MOOSE
You can substitute the chocolate for fruit, I used 1/2 to 3/4 cup frozen organic raspberries in one. I put them in my blender, then into a cup heated them in the microwave, put through a sieve to remove those pesky little seeds and placed the beautiful dark red HOT juice into the coconut and gelatin mix. Remember the way to make Gelatin work is to heat it, so heat the fruit it needs to be hot liquid.

Mix everything together in a blender or stand mixer with whisk or by hand, put into a glass bowl and cover (I used a tupperware glass bowl that has a lid.)
Leave it in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. that’s it!

Prep time??? how long does it take to open a can and melt some chocolate??? THERE YOU GO! Stop it!!! It’s so easy. I can’t believe I made it up the other day.

This recipe was posted pre-adjustments by my friend Laura Watrous.  The ORIGINAL recipe came from The Oxmoor House. I immediately thought of you guys. Always looking for hearty meals, that make mass quantities and can be frozen into single serving sizes. After looking over Laura’s recipe I changed it a little more, adding the options of starches instead of wheat flour, also changing cow milk cream to possibly coconut cream. It will all work, it’s all interchangeable. Once you learn these modifications you will be able to take virtually any recipe (aside from corn bread, corn on the cob, and other majorly corned items) and make them corn free.

Cream of Turkey and Rice Soup
Ingredients:
1 turkey carcass
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour or Arrowroot or Potato Starch…or Tapioca Starch
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 shallots, chopped
3 large carrots, scraped and chopped
3 stalks celery, sliced
1 cup uncooked long-grain rice  
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup whipping cream OR Coconut Milk
1 cup frozen peas 

Preparation:
Place turkey carcass in a large stockpot or Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Remove carcass from broth, reserving 10 cups broth. Cool carcass, and pick meat from bones. Set meat aside.
(Note: I let broth cool and placed in refrigerator over night to skim the fat off the top)
Next day…

Melt butter in stockpot over medium-high heat. Add flour and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. (Roux will be a blond color.) Add onion, shallots, carrot, and celery to roux; reduce heat to medium. Cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in reserved broth, turkey meat, rice, salt, pepper, and thyme; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Add whipping cream; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes or to desired thickness.
(Note: cooked soup prob 50 minutes before adding cream, was equally awesome without cream, if that’s not your thing)

For the filling… I made a bunch of confectioners sugar a few weeks ago and stored it away.

Confectioners sugar

1 cup granulated sugar and 3 TBS potato starch in the blender until it’s powdery. Let it settle before you open the lid or you will inhale pure sugar and the dust is everywhere.

Coconut Milk

Peppermint Pressed oil I buy the NOW brand

In a bowl:

8 Tablespoons of Confectioners Sugar

1/4 tsp (more or less depending on your liking) Peppermint Oil

1/2-1 tsp coconut milk

Mix by hand slowly, it will clump together eventually. More then enough liquid to make it a soft cream. If you want the cream to harden up a bit, which I did, add a TBS of confectioners sugar at a time until set to your liking.

Melt your chocolate

I used molds and also just poured the melted chocolate over top of a flattened large left over amount of peppermint filling. You can roll the peppermint filling into balls and drop them into the melted chocolate carefully and remove onto parchment lined pan to put in the freezer to firm up, or you can use chocolate molds, drop chocolate in to cover the bottom of the mold, push in the peppermint cream and cover with more chocolate. Makes a great bon bon.

If you have any questions about this recipe or any others please feel free to contact me on Facebook at Corn Freedom.  (due to tons of gross comments and advertisements I have closed down any responding here)

LENTIL BEAN SOUP

In a LARGE soup pot (I use pasta pots)

2 TBS organic olive oil

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped carrot

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1 TBS sea salt

1 pound rinsed and cleaned (find the tiny stones) LENTILS

1 cup tomato puree

2 quarts vegetable broth OR chicken broth OR Water (depending on what you have on hand)

1/2 tsp freshly chopped oregano

1/2 tsp freshly chopped thyme

If you don’t have fresh herbs then use 2 tsp Italian Seasoning

Place the olive oil into a large 6 quart Dutch oven or large pot, set over medium heat. Once hot add the onion carrot celery and salt. Sweat (which means slowly cook, not sautee where it sizzles) until the onions are translucent (become clear and not brown) this takes approximately 6 minutes. Add the lentils and mix for a minute to absorb the flavors in the pan before adding the seasonings, water, tomato puree. Once combined mix and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are tender and soup is to your liking. This takes about 35-40 minutes. Make sure you cover the pot while cooking so you don’t lose the moisture.

Cerelose® Anhydrous Dextrose

Cerelose® Dextrose

Cerelose® Coarse Dextrose &Cerelose® Very Coarse Dextrose

Cerelose® Fine Dextrose &

Cerelose® Very Fine Dextrose

Cerelose® Liquid Dextrose

Enzose® High Maltose Corn Syrup

Expandex™ Modified Starch

Globe® Corn Syrup Solids 22/24/28/42/55 DE

Globe® Corn Syrup F

Globe® Plus Maltodextrin 10/15/18 DE

Invertose® High Fructose Corn Syrup 42/55/90%

Maizing™ Bakery Mix

Proferm® Fermentation Nutrient

Royal-T® Dextrose + Maltodextrin

Royal® Glucose Liquid V

Sorbex® C Crystalline Sorbitol

Unidex® Agglomerated Dextrose

Visit the site below to read about why these ingredients are being mass produced and why you should as corn allergic/corn avoiders watch out for these newbies.

http://www.cornproductsus.com/files/food/cp-product-line.pdf

Dear Dr. Oz,

My name is Nicole Jurain and I am the mom of a corn allergic child. About 2 years ago I started a web site called Corn Freedom and also a Facebook page with the same name.  Cornfreedom.com has received 30,000 hits so far and my facebook page has over 700 members.

Several months ago I started asking my members to please send me letters about their struggles. I have been collecting those letters to send to you. Yesterday, October 16, 2012 you actually mentioned corn allergies during your show. This was a great acknowledgement for our community. As you read the letters attached you will see how many doctors have no idea about corn allergies, how many of us are misdiagnosed and mislead.

Our son responds to corn neurologically. This is very common and there are many children who are diagnosed with sensory issues or Autism who actually have food intolerances. Our son becomes combative, depressed, anxious, Autistic-like, dyslexic, hyper and has been diagnosed with ADHD but only some times (which is confusing to a parent). When he was about 2 years old I was directed to an allergist by way of a friend. I had to fight with my doctor, he wanted us to see a dermatologist for the bumps on our son’s cheeks, I told him I wanted to find the cause before I treated our son’s symptoms with steroid creams.

Our son is 11 years old now, we still fight doctors and have to educate where ever we go so our son can be properly cared for. He cannot go to public school due to the level of environmental corn contaminants in the building, for example; the cleaning products, perfumes, detergents, fabric softeners, air fresheners, hair spray, tempera paint, finger paint, glues, dry erase markers, colored chalk, the cafeteria…the list is extensive.

You will read about more in the letters attached. Examples include mom’s who are told that their children need to be off breast milk and on formula because their milk is making the babies sick. These children are ending up on feeding tubes. The real reason for this reflux disorder is found out after mom’s research on their own, CORN. If they simply were told to alter their diet so the breast milk was clear of allergens the babies would be fine.  Of the many moms I have helped throughout my short time here as Corn Freedom is vast. These children with proper help of elimination diets for the moms, and proper care from Environmental Allergists, these babies grow out of their food intolerances by the time they are about 2 years old. This happened for me with our second child due to my diligence in figuring out what was wrong with our first son.

We would love for you to bring more awareness to what it’s like to have a corn allergy, how it can affect us and that it’s real. We all have been made to feel like we are making things up, blaming allergies to explain our children’s strange behaviors. Corn allergies are a very real issue. Every medication whether it’s prescribed or over the counter contains corn. We’re terrified to have to go to the hospital, IV medicine and anesthesia, hand sanitizers used by all E.R. staff, the detergent to wash the sheets and gowns, hospital food, “green” medical instruments. I have spoken with a few E.R. doctors they honestly have no idea what to do for a corn allergy. Their initial response is not to give a patient anything with corn syrup in it. They do not know about the list of over 80 derivatives that do not use the word CORN as an ingredient. Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Ethylene, Polypropylene, corn is in our vaccinations to help grow the strain and preserve it.

So many people are suffering from undiagnosed corn allergies that need to know immediately that their symptoms are common and not in their head as they have been told over and over again by their doctors. They are not crazy and they need to seek the proper medical attention. My goal is to get corn labeled as an allergy ingredient so our food sources and hygiene products can be properly chosen. With your help we feel we can get the word out and start giving these people a chance to really live again.

Sincerely,

Nicole Jurain

Founder of Corn Freedom

Did you know that your compounded medication recipes are older then 20 years? Did you know all the new medications in the past 20 years are kept under patent by the companies so your compounding pharmacist cannot get the ingredient to create your medication? This creates many issues for you. 1. some bacterias are resistent to the 20 year old antibiotics. 2. medical advancements have created new me…dications that pin point a specific bacteria and works faster to stop an infection, like the flesh eating disease, Amoxicillin, not the best choice. 3. Lyme Disease can be quickly combated with newer medications then Amoxicillan. 4. If you or your child would benefit from ADHD or ADD medication, you have to use the Ritalin 20 year old recipe that has been abandoned by other drug companies. IF you have to go to the hospital for an emergency situation they will only have medications, creams/topicals, injections, that contain corn in the ingredients as a binder, filler, preservative, color, flavor…

To whom it may concern:

This letter is regarding corn not being recognized as a top allergen. My daughter suffers from Eosinophilic Esophagitis and is allergic to all but 3 foods.

We are forever reading labels and corn is one of the worst offenders to her. Corn, corn flour, corn starch, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin – you name it. ANY form of corn we have to avoid!

If she consumes corn in any form, she is extremely sick and this also causes her eosinophil count to go up as well. She has EoE, which causes her body to think food is a parasite and attacks itself. It causes her body to be allergic to almost all food and causes an over abundance of eosinophils (white blood cells) to thrive in her esophagus. This destroys her insides.

There is no cure and we will battle this for the rest of her life.

I beg you to please help get corn on the required list of allergy causing ingredients.

Thank you so much!

Susan McArthur
Florida

        Another mother explains that her child was thrown out of school for fighting, she said he would cry at night because he didn’t want to behave like that, he knew he was being mean, he knew he was hurting these children. He didn’t like it but couldn’t control it. (Another thing we dealt with our child with) Turns out the Public School Air was affecting him. They took an air sample from the school, introduced it to him and after many other allergy tests they found the culprit.

          Our son cannot go to public school due to all of the allergens in the air, the detergents, the cleaning products, the hair spray, colored chalk, dry erase markers, tempera paint, cafeteria… http://www.cornfreedom.com/Exposure.php for the rest of the things.

              This whole show, even though the clothing and eye glasses are amazingly out of style, the reality of it is the same issues remain and there has been absolutely no advance in medical science at all, no advances in insurance companies helping this issue, no advance in much of anything. Environmental Allergists are still completely taken for granted, even though they are MD’s which means they are Medical Doctors, went to medical school graduated and learned about Environmental allergies causing all of these ailments, unexplained ailments. They can be understood, why aren’t they being talked about by “Scientists” who have the ability to make changes for us?

      When you watch this video bare in mind it is a bit upsetting, it shows how so many things can change us, not just corn like we deal with in our house. It’s peas, mold, dust, public stores, detergents, wheat, dairy… a plethera of ingredients and environmental exposures. Breathing can hurt people.

In the link below; Dr. Rapp is a guest on the Phil Donahue Show. She had done many guest appearances on his show. She brought children and the video tapes of their provacations. She has a before, during and after of each child.

http://the-open-boat.com/Rapp.html

  This video is 43 minutes long, you of course can break it up and remember where you ended. I am sure you will not be able to stop watching. The clips prove what we go through, what we see and feel. It’s like watching a play directed and written by one of us.