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> Had A Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad for lunch and am now in the midst of an allergic reaction!
> Does anyone know if any of the following ingredients contain milk proteins:
> This is the ingredient list from the oriental dressing that comes with the salad:
>  Soybean Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt), Water, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Sesame Seed Oil, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sesame Seeds, Mustard Seed, Ginger, Salt, Potassium Sorbate and Sodium Benzoate (preservatives), Spices, Xanthan Gum (thickener), Propylene Glycol Alginate (emulsifier/thickener), Garlic, Calcium Disodium EDTA (flavor protector).

Consider these two options:

1. Cross contamination (e.g., the person prepared your meal after handling diary products).  Specifically asking for washing hands / changing gloves may be a good idea.  Also traces of diary could be left on the tray, table, etc.

2. You may also be allergic to some other ingredient as well.