I have always been allergic to potatos and potato products (potato flour and potato starch etc.). I cannot eat them or breathe them when they are coking. The reaction has grown in severity with age and exposure where it now almost automatically results in a severe (sometimes anaphylactic response).

I have resorted to reading all food ingredients and asking for ingredients in all that I eat, especially restaurants. Here is a quick list of products where I have discovered, sometimes at my own peril, potato products in the food. Manufacturers change their ingredients also depending on what is available and the cost, so do not take for granted that products will remain allergy-free. Such potato-laden products have included:

- pepperoni (pizzas) and kolbasa
- hot dog wieners
- pogos
- gravy thickeners
- certain cheap chocolates
- custard
- many canned soups (Knorr especially)
- onion rings at the US A&W outlets (not always same in Canada)
- salad dressings (Cesar salad especially)
- soda crackers
- different varieties of cold cuts
- certain frozen tortellinis and raviolis
- most Tim Horton donuts (glaze and content of donut) and was advised to avoid most if not all of their products
- seasoning for certain boxed taco packages
- certain well known canned tomato sauces for spaghetti

I may be able to add to the list as I spend more time thinking about it but you really need to be careful about what you it. Label reading is absolutely critical as is requesting information in restaurants before consuming anything.

I have also had to check the non-medicinal contents of certain pills which may contain corn starch - so far no potato starches.

Good luck and don't forget the epipen.