Rice drink tied to rare disease in 2 infants

In 1120589313.97ee6f0739820f77729c23d6635d283e@teran ews,
Jenrose wrote:

*
* I disagree. I think it is the manufacturer's responsibility to make sure
* the product is accurately labelled, and it is the consumer's
* responsibility to make sure the product is correctly used, and that's
* about it. For example, there is a manufacturer of pet-care products
* which makes a product which, when used AS PER LABEL INSTRUCTIONS,
* causes the death of cats. That, I have a significant problem with. If they
* changed to label to read "DO NOT USE ON DOGS WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH
* CATS," then I would be fine with it.
*
*
*Used as per label instructions? What on earth product is that?

I've replied via email due to legal concerns.

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Donna wrote:
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I disagree with you only in that you think the majority of people
are
analytical thinkers and I think analytical thinkers are a very
small
minority. Thus, pediatricians have to try to look out for the
interests of their patients. And sometimes that means explaining
that
rice milk isn't milk.

Ok. I find it terribly disheartening that apparently the
conventional wisdom is that your average parent isn't reading labels
on what their kid consumes a lot of, but I do see your point.

Disheartening or not - they are not.

Just today I was discussing the possibility of food intolerances with
a patient and suggested an elimination diet. While we were discussing
dairy and the difference between lactose intolerance and milk protien
allergy she made it clear that she didn't know that soy milk was not a
dairy product.

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00doc

On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 22:14:22 -0400, "00doc" wrote:


Just today I was discussing the possibility of food intolerances with
a patient and suggested an elimination diet. While we were discussing
dairy and the difference between lactose intolerance and milk protien
allergy she made it clear that she didn't know that soy milk was not a
dairy product.

I lose count of the number of times in a week I have to explain that
no, eggs are not dairy (they're just in the same part of the
supermarket - except in the UK they aren't even that!) OTOH I have
been served Elmlea (a buttermilk based cream substitute) by someone
with a post-grad education who thought it was dairy free.

Megan
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DS2: Lachlan Alan, 28th February 2005