I have heard that casein can be found in the wax that is used to coat fruit
to keep them fresher longer. I always heavily scrub or peel the fruit before
giving it to my son.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Selena Gi <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Recently, I've been getting sick from apples. I remember vaguely hearing
> something on the radio about a new environmentally-sound treatment for
> apples out there that coats them in milk as some sort of pesticide or
> preservative. Has this gone national now? Or was it just an experimental
> thing? I can't remember exactly what they said. Has anyone else out there
> had a similar experience?
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> On the other hand, I have lots of allergies so I can't be sure what's going
> on there? That convention story made me laugh. I have the sense that eating
> out in general is a terrible idea. I have had the opposite happen, instead
> of being served something totally plain people keep trying to convince me
> that something is safe and good for the environment. Suddenly I'm allergic
> to newsprint (environmentally friendly soy-ink), the yoga mat
> (environmentally friendly latex), vegan gravy and vegan pastries are both
> dairy free (but unfortunately have a lot of soy protein which I am highly
> allergic to) or fried fish from a restaurant with allergen disclosures on
> the menu (I don't know what made me sick in that one?).
>
> -Selena
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