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Hi Sue This is not going to help much but I have a member of staff (50+yrs of age with no previous allergic history) who had a severe anaphylactic reaction after eating her first Indian meal. (Poor lady I can't imagine life without the occasional Indian takeaway!!) Subsequent skin testing for allergies again provoked an immediate anaphylactic reaction to Rapeseed oil and is found to have multiple sensitivities, none of which she previously knew. Presumably this oil had been used in the cooking of the meal. She now carries an epipen and has to inspect all food labels. Opinion appears to be divided on sensitivity to Rapeseed oil and flowers, however it does have pollen and I would have thought any pollen had the potential to be allergenic to the sensitized individual. Does he suffer from excema,asthma or hayfever? Sue -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sue Mann (JIC) Sent: 30 May 2007 14:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Oil seed rape Dear All, Have just seen a client who works with oil seed rape plants and regularly handles the plant and its flowers. He complains of feeling 'spaced out' and not quite 'with it' for about 10-15 minutes after working with the plant. He usually works with the plants for about an hour or more outside. He does not wear gloves or a mask. Any thoughts or ideas on this one would be very much appreciated. Sue. Sue Mann Occupational Health Adviser ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. ARCHIVES http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING COURSES http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6232/aohne/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk