My trip to the grocery store was rather uneventful. I did the usual shopping and I checked the labels on almost everything I bought to see if my sons allergies were in any of the products. "I checked the labels on ALMOST everything".... Yeah. I forgot to check the cheese. The little man doesn't usually eat cheese, but yet again, this is just another reminder to read every stinkin' label on everything you buy. I bought German Butterkase cheese today. It was pricey, but it's good and I felt the need to indulge. After the Little Man went to bed tonight I thought I'd cut a few pieces for a snack. In doing so I noticed that there was an actual ingredient list for the cheese. What could possibly be in cheese besides milk, salt and some sort of "culture"? Well to my surprise, EGG WHITE is in Butterkase cheese. Thank goodness I didn't decide to get all "Martha Stewart" and make Rice Mac and Cheese with it. I decided to "Google" it and I found that in 2001 the same brand that I bought was recalled because it failed to list the egg white in the ingredient list. My son wasn't even born 9 years ago so recalls for mislabeling weren't even on my radar screen. At least now it's listed. Now bubble heads like myself just need to read the darn label to see that it's in there. Egg in cheese? Who knew? I'm kind of grossed out by that and my beloved Butterkase has lost something for me.
Although we aren't a house that is "free" of my sons allergens, there are certain things that we buy that are "clean". Cheese is one of those items. The Butterkase is now in the dairy compartment of the fridge, labeled in bright red Sharpy "CONTAINS EGG. NOT SAFE FOR THE LITTLE MAN" and it has a Mr. Yuck sticker on it. Just another reminder to read every label, every time.
So if you have an egg allergy, beware of the Butterkase.
6 comments:
Crud. Just when you thought you had it.
Wow. I've run into some weird ones before - popcorn with a fish warning, for example - but I never would have thought of egg in cheese. I didn't discover the popcorn either until I got home - the kids were ready to kill me in my sleep when I had to throw it away. Technically speaking, they could have eaten it - I'm the one with the fish allergy - but back then we allowed no allergens in the house. We do now, and I have to make some Mr. Yuck stickers this weekend. Great idea!
So, yes, I've slipped on the labeling at the store, too. But the good thing is, the food allergy sixth sense causes us to read and re-read before we ever use it so we catch it at home. My 6-year-old laughs at me because I keep double checking, but it's a good thing.
I can only imagine the hours it takes to shop by having to read all the labels. It's strange what unlikely ingredients are in foods.
Love your Easter header, BTW!
I'm allergic to corn and have to read the labels on the grated cheese because they might put corn starch in it to keep it flowing freely. Western Family and Walmart's Great Value USUALLY use potato starch, but there again, you have to read. I don't dare use the grated cheese in buffets and salad bars unless the waitstaff is smarter than the average bear and will find a label for me. Egg in cheese? Really!
Great reminder to read the labels. Sorry about your cheese. I know that was disappointing. We don't allow our allergen in... but if we did... the few times that my husband and I stash some unsafe (nut warning) product in the house, I love the idea of the Mr Yuck stickers. Thanks for passing on that idea.
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