Avoid foods & products that contain SHELLFISH or any of these ingredients:
Mollusks are not considered major allergens under food labeling laws and may not be fully disclosed on a product label.
Your doctor may advise you to avoid mollusks or these ingredients:
Shellfish is sometimes found in the following:
Please know that ANY food served in a seafood restaurant may contain shellfish protein due to cross-contact.
For some individuals, a reaction may occur from inhaling cooking vapors or from contact from handling fish or shellfish.
Source: FARE http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=133
- barnacle
- crab crawfish (crawdad, crayfish, ecrevisse)
- krill
- lobster (langouste, langoustine, Moreton bay bugs, scampi, tomalley)
- prawns
- shrimp (crevette, scampi)
Mollusks are not considered major allergens under food labeling laws and may not be fully disclosed on a product label.
Your doctor may advise you to avoid mollusks or these ingredients:
- abalone
- clams (cherrystone, geoduck, littleneck, pismo, quahog)
- cockle
- cuttlefish
- limpet (lapas, opihi)
- mussels
- octopus
- oysters
- periwinkle
- scallops
- sea cucumber
- sea urchin
- snails (escargot)
- squid (calamari)
- whelk (Turban shell)
Shellfish is sometimes found in the following:
- bouillabaisse
- cuttlefish ink
- fish stock
- glucosamine
- seafood flavoring (e.g., crab or clam extract)
- surimi
Please know that ANY food served in a seafood restaurant may contain shellfish protein due to cross-contact.
For some individuals, a reaction may occur from inhaling cooking vapors or from contact from handling fish or shellfish.
Source: FARE http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=133
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