Corn-Free Cookbook and Survival Guide: For the Corn-Intolerant and Corn-Allergic
Field Trip Safety for Sarah A children's book by Penny Webster, has a child with a corn allergy in it
Packing Peanuts made From corn
Artificial corn made from corn
Yarn made from corn
Kitty litter such as Worlds Best Kitty Litter contains corn
Cleanning products can contain corn Sun & Earth has corn information on it's web site link
Many Mrs Meyers products also contain corn link
Toothpaste such as The Natural Dentist contain corn
BIOSAK says on it's FAQ page Their bags are made from "vegitable components such as corn"
Other compost bags are made from unlisted vegitables, this can be a problem for people with contact reations.
For the Corn intolerant and Corn- Allergic by Laurel Lee Steele & Merelee Knott
Corn-Free Cookbook and Survival Guide: For the Corn-Intolerant and Corn-Allergic
Field Trip Safety for Sarah A children's book by Penny Webster, has a child with a corn allergy in it
Interview Sharon Rosen from Live Corn Free
Is Corn Allergy A Growing Threat to Your Child? From Allergy Kids
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Live Corn Free
Corn Allergic: What I reacted to today
No Corn Blogspot News for Corn Avoiders
Corn-Free Foods (& products) lists
Article : Trendwatch: Eco-friendly clothing here.
Ontario Corn Producers has lists of the possible uses for corn. The web site claims "a zillion uses for corn".
Kentucky Corn Growers Association Claims their are "only" 3,500 uses for corn.
Texas Corn Growers Association Claims "Today, the typical grocery store offers almost 4,000 products with corn ingredients on the label." Only has some information about corn NOT on the lable.
Manitoba Argiculture Has an interesting article: Corn Production in Manitoba,
New Uses for Corn. This article has more information about the types of corn than how corn is being used.
Iowa Corn Has a very interesting list of food and non food products, that contain corn and why each may have corn in them. There is also corn trivia on this site as well.
Eatting out at restaurants can be tricky watch out for vegetable oils as they can contain corn. You may want a Allergy card for restaurants or travel, some companies make cards that have different lanuagages if traveling.
Many commercial pet litter and animal pet food contains corn, as well as farm animal feed. If you have a contact allergy to corn, read to see if your animals food or litter box brand has corn in it.
PCC Natural Markets have a List of Corn Free Recipies.
Companies like Coneco Manufacturing Ltd. make Corn Burnning Stoves, may not safe for corn allergic families. There are also many corn burnning pellets that can be used in most fire burnning stoves.
Often Yougurt contains corn, less often organic yougurt, read your lables. Even milk carton packaging, can contain corn in the wax inside the carton.
Paper products use raw starch in the manufacturing process of specially coated papers. Pyrodextrins made with corn are also used for paper manufacturing for the adhesive property on remoistenable gums for postage stamps and packaging tape.
Corn Plastic is up and coming, as a renewable packaging product Article by Boing Boing Corn Plastic may not be as green as you may think may be of interest. Many of Walmarts plastic packaging is made with corn.
Many disposable diapers, sanitary napkins and other menstrual products contain corn. This may become a problem for those with contact reactions to corn. Either contact the manufacture or buy reusable pads or diapers made from cloth.
Some microwaveable heating pads contain corn, like:
Cornbaby and Snuggley Moist Microwavable Heating Pads. There are microwable heating pads made with materials other than corn, such as buckwheat, and some beans.
Corn Gluten Fertalizers, such as made by Eco Solutions are made with corn.
Many craft products like Glue and Crayons contain Corn, soya, wheat or milk proteins, this could be a problem for someone with a contact allergy. Many name brand name craft products have ingredient lists on their web sights.
Many air bags in vehicles, contain a white powder made partly from cornstarch.
Corn starch helps bind the gypsum filling together, is an essential ingredient in manufacturing gypsum or plaster board for building walls.
Accourding to maya discovery "Corn as staple and symbol played a major role in all aspects of Maya life. It made an appearance in everything from religion to mythology. Simply put, they lived by and for corn. Having a higher yield than wheat, rice, sorghum, barley, rye or any other New World grain, corn not only fed the masses that produced it, it fed the non-laboring elite"
Corn Free Shopping list by Avoiding Milk Protein, short but growing, E mail you ideas
NOTE:If your anaphylactic, you will need auto-injectors and maybe a carrying case for your auto injectors.
Corn Allergy Symptoms A web site about corn allergies, symptoms and corn free recipes.
cornallergic.org survival tips, mistakes, lessons learned and the daily frustrations of life with a corn allergy
http://cornfree.ca Avoiding Corn in Canada. Information about corn allergy with information relevent for Canadians.
http://www.cornallergens.com Corn Allergy Website. A website devoted to Corn Allergy. Information on hidden corn, products and a corn allergy forum.
http://www.vishniac.com/ephraim/corn.html Avoiding Corn Website, this site is about corn allergy, shopping and living with out corn.
