On Mon, 13 Jul 1998 09:58:40 -0400 Helen Fernety <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Lactic acid can be dairy but VERY often is not. However if it is on a food >label, it probably was commercially produced by fermentation of sugar and >cornstarch. Would this apply to Lactic Acid Starter Culture also? I picked up some cured meats hoping that my duaghter could tolerate them and she reacted terribly to them. I could find no other suspicious ingredients. The aren't Kosher since they contain pork. I was assuming it was dairy because she reacted with her dairy symptoms and not her corn symptoms :-) Interesting to know that it's usually corn. Guess I'll go through the pantry one more time! Kathy P. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]