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Allergy Information at Panda Express
JB
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 11:50 AM -
Cut them some slack...
Anonymous
Monday, December 01, 2008 at 07:55 AMHow ridiculous and unfair to accuse them of "liberally sprinkling shellfish powder all over their brocolli beef" as if there is some sort of concerted effort to harm people who are allergic to shellfish!. Either a) they are using some form of sauce (such as oyster sauce) in their recipe (very likely... read the "USE" section of this wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_sauce), or b) they are using the same utensils for cooking/serving the brocolli beef that they have used in seafood dishes.
re: Cut them some slack...
arwenevens
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 07:05 AMYour comment is a bit passive/ aggressive, don't you think? I posted my experience to warn other shellfish allergy sufferers that there was a dangerous eating experience awaiting them at this restaurant, and that nowhere in the restaurant was any warning posted that the Brocolli beef contained shellfish. My shellfish allergy is not so strong that a shared serving spoon would have bothered me. The shellfish would have to be an ingredient in the meal.
Anyway, I think your anger directed toward me, is misdirected. Are you "anonymous" because you are a shill for the company? Go have some chamomille tea, and calm down.
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Anonymous
Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 09:45 AMI'm not angry, and I have no ties to the company. I've never even eaten at that restaurant. I'm "anonymous" because the only time I've visited this forum was searching for info on allergies, and aside from that brief research I have no use for it at this time.
You conveniently overlooked my first comment regarding the oyster sauce. It is very likely that this ingredient caused your reaction, not some maliciously sprinkled powder.
You said that you posted to warn allergy sufferers. This could have been accomplished without spin by stating the facts, which are 1) you ate beef brocolli and had a reaction, b) you were not aware that shellfish could be an ingredient in beef brocolli, and c) the company did not have any warnings posted regarding this.
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arwenevens
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 05:47 AMAs I said before ... please have some chamomile tea, and calm down.
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Donna Smith
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:34 PMYou could use some tea yourself!
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Thanks for the note arwenevens!
This is a great example of how diligent people with food allergies must be when dining out, even in what appears to be safe establishments.
Panda Express has on its Web site a PDF document listing which of the 8 Major Food Allergens are present in each of their menu items.
According to the document, shellfish is present in the Broccoli Beef along with wheat, soy and egg. I don't know how prominent this information is at the restaurant, but if you have food allergies, ask if they have one of these document. Otherwise, call ahead and ask if they can accomodate your specific food allergies.
There are some great tips on this site about dining out with food allergies. I suggest everyone take a read before eating out!
Dining Out With Food Allergies
Speaking Up About Food Allergies To Save Your Life: 12 Tips