Please, please, please, does anyone have any information on research into a garlic allergic. Carol suffers with it, and we are both so careful about vetting products for any trace of garlic. Lidl’s, for example, are particularly good for selling products with a very limited ingredients list. I have tried writing to all the major stores, but I think my mail just simply got binned because they did not regard it as a problem. There is apparently no legal requirement on manufacturers to mention garlic among their products ingredients.

There is no indicator to the number of people who may suffer with this allergy – although we have met a few. I admit that I am not at home researching the net, but so far I have failed to find any worthwhile research. All the indicators point to a variety of reactions to the allicin released when garlic is crushed. But there the trail ends. There are even sites (e.g. Dr Weil MD) who seem to imply that people imagine that they are suffering with a garlic allergy.

Well, whatever got passed our rigorous checks last night – and I am still waiting for an answer from Tesco on their particular product – Carol vomited and was very ill (no need for details) throughout yesterday evening & most of this morning. Believe me, this was not imagined.