On Apr 1, 2006, at 4:26 AM, Susan Gallant wrote:

> WOw, that's the first time i heard of someone having stomach  
> reactions to milk
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If I have milk by accident I am doubled over with lower abdominal  
cramping and I have pitch black, sticky stools.

I just had another idea for Holly.   I keep kosher so I only buy  
products that have a pareve hechsher (that kosher symbol that  
indicates whether a product is made according to the strict Jewish  
dietary laws. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hechsher
http://www.kosherquest.org/html/Reliable_Kosher_Symbols.htm)

I find that when you are dealing with kosher pareve products your  
concerns about cross contamination are reduced.

Which brings me to another point.  Are you calling manufacturers and  
checking about cross contamination?  Quite often a line is used to  
manufacture both dairy and non dairy products and the cleaning of the  
line may not be good enough to protect against cross contamination.

HTH
Sherene in Norfolk