Miscellaneous: Today, I had a serious allergic reaction to the food I ate at...

By phlyingphuck - 19/07/2009 15:12 - United States

Today, I had a serious allergic reaction to the food I ate at a Chinese restaurant that supposedly didn't contain peanuts. According to my waitress, peanut oil "doesn't count". FML

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By Ugh - 13/12/2016 14:39

Today, at my work in a self-service chinese restaurant, a lady came up to me, pointed to the plate she loaded with honey king prawns, and yelled at me because she was allergic to seafood. She demanded a refund and another plate. Everything is clearly labeled. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2011 05:14 - United States

Today, I had an asthma attack. I grabbed my inhaler and found peanut butter on it. I'm extremely allergic to peanuts. FML

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By hatemebeforetheyevenhatch - 24/02/2015 00:08 - United Kingdom - Clydebank

Today, I ordered Chinese and told them I was allergic to eggs. I took a bite and I found some egg, quickly spat it out and took my antihistamines. When I returned with it and complained about my potential demise, they gave me a free orange to apologise. I'm allergic to oranges. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/06/2015 01:07 - United States - Elkhart

Today, at work a customer bitched me out for not explicitly telling her that our peanut butter pancakes contain real peanut butter. She's threatening to sue because she's allergic to peanuts. FML

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By peanutprobs - 31/10/2014 21:12 - Germany - Bochum

Today, my friend took our prank war too far when he secretly added peanuts to my food. I have a peanut allergy. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2019 00:01 - United States

Today, I had to go to the ER because of a terrible allergic reaction I had to the cookies my "friend" made for me. She assured me several times that there were no nuts in them. Turns out, she put nuts in them on purpose, to see whether or not I was really allergic. FML

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By epipen life - 10/03/2019 16:00 - United States

Today, my boyfriend’s mom fed me a new dish containing peanuts, knowing full well I’m severely allergic. According to her, her ancestors “cured” allergies by exposing the person to the allergen. I went into anaphylactic shock. FML

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By Allergies suck - 22/11/2016 15:33 - United States - Westport

Today, I had four separate allergic reactions. The first from the pillow at the hotel I was staying at, the second and third from two separate ice cream parlors due to cross-contamination, and the fourth from peanut dust in the air on the plane ride home from my vacation. FML

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By Unemployed - 02/06/2011 04:40 - United States

Today, a customer had an allergic reaction to the almonds in the sundae I made for her. We're supposed to put the almonds on unless the customer asks otherwise. She complained to my boss that I'd poisoned her. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/06/2009 17:07 - United States

Today, I had a food allergy test done because of an ugly acne upswing, and after over a year of vegetarianism, I find out that I'm allergic to soy. FML

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Ligerie 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:04

What a Bitch! Unless she truly didn't know. Now she is sitting at home wondering what baby oil is made of.

Calamity157 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:04

that sucks you shouldve complained for free food :p

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fxdxhk90 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:22

That really sucks, people can be such massive idiots.

Paige_Nicole10 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:24

uh the fda requires resteraunts to use veg oil now. thats why all of mcdonalds, dairy queen, ect fried foods taste like shit now. so ydi for fake.

SchitzoFRIENDic 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:36

Yeah, too bad he wasn't at a McDonald's (or any other AMERICAN chain for that matter) so there goes THAT. Even more so since this is not a fast food restaurant like the above listed. If you have an allergic reaction to anything because of something similar to this FML, I'll be sure to say "YDI, dumbass. Does the FDA approve THAT?!"

FarSide 22

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:39

oh for fuc*s sake! Another moron heard from. The FDA does not require the use of vegetable oil. Most restaurants have volunteered to use non-animal-fat derived oils, inasmuch as they are not trans-fat. And the reason they did the switch for not because of Government regulation, but our of pure public-driven market pressure for healthier foods. The needs to be a FML section for teens only.

ryan__h 1

Monday 20 July 2009 5:48

not all teens are dumb

spacer_ 0

Monday 20 July 2009 10:54

maybe there needs to be a section for up themselves old folk too.

Bryan_FML 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:35

you should sue or threaten to do so or they give you free food.

CountDuk 5

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:36

#15, makes no sense!!

yorkiegirl1691 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:37

giantsfan15- I was unaware that you could eat peanuts if you were allergic to them, lol.

The_Great_Zucchi 15

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:46

I'm not one for suing but this is one occasion where you should. Restaurants prepare food and they have an obligation to make sure that it doesn't harm you. If you didn't tell them you they could not have known but the fact that you did makes them responsible for what happened to you. Food safety isn't something to joke around with and if you don't understand that you have no business working in a restaurant.

SeefuSefirosu 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:46

Peanut oil doesn't count, unless it's refined improperly. The allergens are in the proteins, oil is all fat.

wordly 0

Monday 20 July 2009 0:33

But there can be suspended impurities of proteins. And just a trace amount can set off someone's allergy.

SeefuSefirosu 0

Monday 20 July 2009 6:45

Yeah, note the "unless refined improperly".

CanadianCowgirl 0

Sunday 19 July 2009 20:56

A young waitress, not a chef, a waitress most likely doesn't know what's in all the foods. You could never possibly know all that, so I can't make a judgement on this one, because it seems like a very unfortunate coincidence

anniebananie 3

Monday 20 July 2009 4:42

Yeah, well if the OP lets the waitress know about his food allergies, it's her duty to inform the kitchen so that they don't allow the food to come in contact with the allergen. It's definitely still her fault.