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Nut Allergy translation needed
On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:51:30 +0200, Tim wrote:
On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:17:45 +0200, John Stolz wrote: On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 19:39:39 +0100, Jan wrote: John Stolz wrote: On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 18:26:32 +0100, Jan wrote: My friends daughter has a severe nut allergy She is travelling to Italy shortly and needs to make sure her daughter does not inadvertently eat any nut products . Can anyone here give a suitable Italian translation that can be printed out for her, to show to waiters and shops etc. Perhaps a French and German version as well would be useful Or do you know of a website where I might obtain the info. TIA Jan --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.506 / Virus Database: 303 - Release Date: 01/08/03 Which nuts are they allergic to? It makes a difference (they will only be allergic to one specific nut, usually peanuts) because in french at least the there is no geenric for nut. Also why would you want to deprive yourself of walnuts if you're allergic to peanuts Afaik She's allergic to all nuts. And peanuts aren't real nuts, they're beans. Tim. I knew that tomatos were a fruit and apples were a vegetable, but not that peanuts were beans. In a quest for symmetry, do you happen to know a bean which is really a nut? |
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Dans l'article , "John Stolz" a écrit : It makes a difference (they will only be allergic to one specific nut, usually peanuts) because in french at least the there is no geenricfor nut. "Noix" in French means walnut, but it is also generic for nut. Donna Evleth |
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It makes a difference (they will only be allergic to one specific nut, usually peanuts) That isn't how it works in practice. Food handling usually gets different kinds of "nut" mixed up (i.e. peanuts in everything). That might not be a problem in a Grenoble market where practically everything is walnuts, but there aren't many situations like that. because in french at least the there is no generic for nut. "Noix" in French means walnut, but it is also generic for nut. The problem is that you *must* get the reader to take the word in the generic sense. How do you do that? Don't underestimate how difficult it is to get this across. A bare statement of what you're allergic to won't do it, most cooks won't think out the full implications. You need to say something like: I have a life-threatening sensitivity to any kind of nut. This means that even invisible traces of nut in my food could kill me; it doesn't matter whether you added them yourself or if one of the ingredients you used contained a trace of arachis oil used in cooking it. Is there any nut oil in your kitchen? And can I see the labels of any processed ingredients (sauces, spices, flavourings) that you used in making the dish I am thinking of ordering? And if you can't read labels in the local language well enough to identify all your allergens, you're dead. Don't even consider the trip until you know that much. Be realistic about food handling practices. You can't stop an oil or powder from getting all over everything in a factory or kitchen. Ask whether the ingredient has ever been in the building, not if it's just been put in the dish. Try alt.support.food-allergies for this. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 fax 0870 055 4975 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ CD-ROMs of Scottish traditional music; free stuff on food intolerance, music, and Mac logic fonts |
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It makes a difference (they will only be allergic to one specific nut, usually peanuts) That isn't how it works in practice. Food handling usually gets different kinds of "nut" mixed up (i.e. peanuts in everything). That might not be a problem in a Grenoble market where practically everything is walnuts, but there aren't many situations like that. because in french at least the there is no generic for nut. "Noix" in French means walnut, but it is also generic for nut. The problem is that you *must* get the reader to take the word in the generic sense. How do you do that? Don't underestimate how difficult it is to get this across. A bare statement of what you're allergic to won't do it, most cooks won't think out the full implications. You need to say something like: I have a life-threatening sensitivity to any kind of nut. This means that even invisible traces of nut in my food could kill me; it doesn't matter whether you added them yourself or if one of the ingredients you used contained a trace of arachis oil used in cooking it. Is there any nut oil in your kitchen? And can I see the labels of any processed ingredients (sauces, spices, flavourings) that you used in making the dish I am thinking of ordering? And if you can't read labels in the local language well enough to identify all your allergens, you're dead. Don't even consider the trip until you know that much. Be realistic about food handling practices. You can't stop an oil or powder from getting all over everything in a factory or kitchen. Ask whether the ingredient has ever been in the building, not if it's just been put in the dish. Try alt.support.food-allergies for this. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 fax 0870 055 4975 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ CD-ROMs of Scottish traditional music; free stuff on food intolerance, music, and Mac logic fonts |
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