Beware of Quorn Poisoning

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Hello all,

 

I bet most of you have eaten Quorn products by now, and know your reaction

to them, but for those who don't, here's a warning.

 

I experienced severe food poisoning after eating Quorn cutlets. In fact, I

had it not once, but three times, and then again a year and a half later.

WHy did I keep eating it? Because I didn't know which food item from my day

had caused it. And I really didn't believe it was the Quorn. It was frozen

and I cooked it well, so it wasnt' spoiled (at least not after I bought it).

And people were telling me that food poisoning can occur within a few hours,

or may take as much as 12 hours, so I was thinking about breakfast and lunch

and blaming it on other things.

 

It wasn't until the third time and an expensive trip to the emergency room

(my only choice late at night) that I knew. THere was nothing else that had

been consistent in my diet for the previous bouts.

 

And almost two years after that, just a couple of weeks ago at a

Thanksgiving cooking demo at a WIld Oats, they made their " turkey and

stuffing " dish with two different styles. One was made wtih seitan and one

with quorn, because, as the cook mentioned, the quorn can make people sick.

(She didn't say " how " sick).

 

Unfortunately, my boyfriend mixed the two as he brought them back to the

table. I only ate a couple of bites before recognizing the quorn. Later,

I'd forgotten about it until I started to feel the ensuing nausea. It

lingered about a half hour until I decided to just force myself to vomit in

order to avoid a much more miserable experience that would last me through

the night.

 

Just wanted to warn anyone who might be considering eating this. It's still

on the market everywhere I look, so it must not affect many people this way,

or I'm sure they'd have taken it off. However, it sure felt like I was

dying after I ate it.

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I've not had the same problem with Quorn products, but stopped eating it

because it is not vegan. Maybe you could try contacting the company with your

experiences and find out what ingredient might be causing the sickness. That

sounds miserable.

 

Mary

 

Sandy springs' Cyberia <cyberiaofss wrote:

Hello all,

 

I bet most of you have eaten Quorn products by now, and know your reaction

to them, but for those who don't, here's a warning.

 

I experienced severe food poisoning after eating Quorn cutlets. In fact, I

had it not once, but three times, and then again a year and a half later.

WHy did I keep eating it? Because I didn't know which food item from my day

had caused it. And I really didn't believe it was the Quorn. It was frozen

and I cooked it well, so it wasnt' spoiled (at least not after I bought it).

And people were telling me that food poisoning can occur within a few hours,

or may take as much as 12 hours, so I was thinking about breakfast and lunch

and blaming it on other things.

 

It wasn't until the third time and an expensive trip to the emergency room

(my only choice late at night) that I knew. THere was nothing else that had

been consistent in my diet for the previous bouts.

 

And almost two years after that, just a couple of weeks ago at a

Thanksgiving cooking demo at a WIld Oats, they made their " turkey and

stuffing " dish with two different styles. One was made wtih seitan and one

with quorn, because, as the cook mentioned, the quorn can make people sick.

(She didn't say " how " sick).

 

Unfortunately, my boyfriend mixed the two as he brought them back to the

table. I only ate a couple of bites before recognizing the quorn. Later,

I'd forgotten about it until I started to feel the ensuing nausea. It

lingered about a half hour until I decided to just force myself to vomit in

order to avoid a much more miserable experience that would last me through

the night.

 

Just wanted to warn anyone who might be considering eating this. It's still

on the market everywhere I look, so it must not affect many people this way,

or I'm sure they'd have taken it off. However, it sure felt like I was

dying after I ate it.

 

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