Only a lawyer would ask

While I was cooking dinner I caught myself reading the label on the package of miso.  The ingredients are rice, salt, soybeans and water.  The allergy warning points out that the product contains soybeans.  I just wondered ... is there no such thing as a rice allergy?

no, rice allergies exist. I believe the most east asian countries have the highest rates of rice allergy, so it's a bit strange that they wouldn't list that.

There is definitely such a thing as a rice allergy. 

http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/rice-alle rgy.html

"A rice allergy is a potentially deadly response by a person’s immune system to rice or foods containing rice. After a susceptible person ingests rice, the immune system reacts with the release of histamines and other chemicals that trigger symptoms that can range from mild to life–threatening. While somewhat rare in the United States, rice allergy still affects a small portion of the population."

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/8624 .php

"Rice allergy is common in countries in Eastern Asia, such as Japan, where rice is commonly eaten, but it isn't common in the UK. People who are allergic to rice can react when they eat it or when they inhale its pollen. Rice can cause hayfever symptoms in areas where it's grown commercially.

People who are allergic to rice can sometimes react to a number of other foods from the same botanical family, such as barley, maize, wheat, oats and rye, as well as other foods such as peach and apple."

Huh.  Maybe not as many lawsuits in east Asia as rice allergies.  ;-)

I always thought it a waste of ink to put the "warning this product contains nuts" on peanut butter labels!!

I also think its a waste of time to put "Warning: Do not use while sleeping" on hairdryers. The saddest part is...they are there for a REASON!

I've never seen a warning about rice allergies though. Maybe they are rarer.

Original Post by dbackerfan:

I always thought it a waste of ink to put the "warning this product contains nuts" on peanut butter labels!!

 what about irons then, (the kind you press your clothes with) they have "warning, surface may be hot" it bloody well better be! that is why I bought it!!

They put that "may contain nuts" warning on practically everything these days. I always wonder how people with nut allergies manage to eat anything that isn't fresh out of the earth or off a tree.. it must be a nightmare to eat out or buy anything in a packet.