A customer shares her food allergy travel story and lessons learned traveling to Thailand two months ago.
Be aware of lactose in medications
It is fairly common for capsule or tablet medications to contain lactose. If you are lactose intolerant (or milk allergic), please keep this in mind.
Customer Travel Post 2045: Traveling to Morocco with food allergies
Tags: Allergies · Food Allergies · Morocco · Nuts and Peanuts Allergy · Travel Advice
Peanut protein in animal feed
Recently when I was reading about farm animals being fed peanut meal to supplement their daily feed diet, I found this 2020 article from
¡Cuidado! Mexican Mole has Peanuts and Nuts
Mexican food is a treat. In the good restaurants Mexican food is flavorful and interesting in ways that other cuisines are not. Pay attention to sauces and their ingredients.
About our Languages, our Cards and our Foods
Comments on our Language Translations, our 'Keep It Simple' approach to our Translation Cards, the Chinese language writing styles that we use for our cards and our list of Food Translations.
Food allergies and your kitchen sponge
This morning I was reading the news online and an article about kitchen sponges carrying bacteria caught my attention. Are food allergens in your kitchen sponge?
Tips for Travelers with Food Allergies
A great way to understand a new culture is to share in the local cuisine. But ordering food when you have food allergies or other diet restrictions can be challenging. Here are some general tips from personal experience and from speaking to other travelers.
Challenges of long-term travel article in NY Times
Traveling over a long period of time? Check out this article from the NY times for things to bring, to do and to remember.
Allergic reaction to cosmetics
Unlike packaged foods, cosmetics typically have no ingredients label making it impossible to know the compounds used in the product. Best way to avoid this is with a small skin test first.