A Rose by any other name, can still make you sneeze!

The importance of accurate labeling sounds boring doesn't it?  But, if you have a severe food allergy like I do, then accurate labeling means the difference between a lovely dinner and a trip to the ER.  It is great that more companies are labeling their products with even the inert ingredients. 

True it does make me sad to see some very delicious looking gluten free cupcakes only to read that they 'may' contain xanthum gum or carob or some other thing.  But its better to skip the possibility of a nasty migraine from carob, than to have a few minutes of sweet tastiness.

Since I have gone strictly allergen free, I have had no migraines for several years now.  I have gotten creative about substituting ingredients and I have been consistent at reading labels even on products I have successfully used in the past. 

So, it is worth it!