In a message dated 1/18/02 12:42:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Problem with writing  such an allergy book is that it can't tell you where
> it's safe to eat (or what's safe to eat there), because of the variability
> between chefs, the variability of recipes, etc. As I've just had
> reinforced, I can eat anything safely N times, but that's no guarantee that
> I'll be ok the next time I eat it (it's sort of the food-allergic person's
> version of the gambler's fallacy).
>
>

Been there, done that.
Just happened with the tuna at our local bagel store.
Myra