Wednesday, October 19, 2022

My Certified Letters to the FDA Commissioner on Behalf of Corn-Allergic Consumers and Patients

(1) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Protocol for Treating Hypoglycemic Corn-Allergic Patients

[There is currently NO protocol.]
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_12.html

(2) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Source of Ascorbic Acid (Synthetic, Laboratory-Created Vitamin C)
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_90.html

(3) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Dextrose (Corn Sugar/D-Glucose) is Not Naturally Present in Any Living Organism
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_47.html

(4) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Conflicting Molecular Formulas
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_74.html

(5) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: HFCS (Essential for Human Survival?)
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_31.html

(6) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Mike's Mix "Tapioca Dextrose"
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_18.html

(7) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Ciranda "Tapioca Dextrose" (Acute Allergic Reaction Reported to the FDA)
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_64.html

(8) My August 5, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Source of Xanthan Gum, D-Mannose, and D-Glucuronic Acid
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/08/my-august-5-2022-certified-letter-to_46.html

(9) My September 27,  2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Nutricia Neocate's Claim for Removal of Allergenic Corn Proteins
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/10/my-september-27-2022-certified-letter.html

(10) My September 27, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: “Glucose Syrup“ Ingredient
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/10/my-september-27-2022-certified-letter_47.html

(11) My September 27, 2022, Certified Letter to the FDA Commissioner Re: Labeling Requirements for Corn-Derived Syrups
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/10/my-september-27-2022-certified-letter_13.html


Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate
Email:  cornallergyinitiative@gmail.com
Twitter:  @CornAllergy911

Additional References/Resources:

My December 14, 2021, Email to the Board of Trustees, American Medical Association (AMA) Re: Dextrose (Corn Sugar) / Conflicting Molecular Formulas

3rd Quarter, 2022, Corn Allergy Statistics
In one corn allergy group of 12,467 members, the growth in membership represents a 1,146.7% increase in corn allergies in the last 111 months with an average of 103.3 new members/month.
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/04/corn-allergy-statistics-monthly.html

Guidelines for reporting clinicians who administer corn sugar (dextrose/D-glucose)-containing IV fluids to corn-allergic patients in direct violation of the contraindication warning in the package insert.

Administering corn sugar (dextrose/D-glucose)-containing IV fluids to a corn-allergic patient is equivalent to administering penicillin to a patient with an allergy to penicillin. This critical medical error is subject to reporting and disclosure.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2652/

If a clinician tells a corn-allergic patient that "Dextrose is naturally present in your body," REPORT THEM TO THEIR STATE MEDICAL BOARD. Dextrose is corn sugar produced from cornstarch/D-glucose, 21CFR184.1857, that can prove FATAL to corn-allergic patients.
https://fsmb.org

"Dextrose-containing solutions pose a significant risk to patients allergic to corn. Dextrose used for IV fluids is prepared by the simple hydrolysis of cornstarch."
https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Fulltext/2019/05000/Excipients_in_Anesthesia_Medications.11.aspx

"Pharmacists are requested to use caution and be aware that many drugs and medications contain undisclosed potential allergens in the form of sugars, starches, and celluloses. Share the corn allergy example with prescribers . . ." [emphasis added]
http://library.bcpharmacists.org/6_Resources/6-7_ReadLinks/ReadLinks-MayJun2007.pdf

"Corn must first be converted to corn sugar (dextrose, the common commercial name for D-glucose) . . . "
https://polymerinnovationblog.com/from-corn-to-poly-lactic-acid-pla-fermentation-in-action/

My September 29, 2020, Email to Baxter Healthcare Ltd Re: Dextrose IV Fluid

The European Medicines Agency also confirms dextrose is ONLY derived from corn.
"Dextrose a sugar that is obtained from corn starch"
"Dextrans come from corn and potato starch; dextrose comes from corn."

Wikipedia is intentionally endangering the lives of corn-allergic citizens; e.g. if you reference "dextrose" (corn sugar produced from cornstarch/D-glucose), you will be redirected to "glucose" (blood sugar). Dextrose (corn sugar/D-glucose) is NOT naturally present in humans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose

Cargill ("Member Company" of the Corn Refiners Assn) is intentionally endangering the lives of corn-allergic citizens. Cargill knows for a fact that dextrose is only produced from cornstarch (not wheat), and that it is impossible for dextrose (corn sugar produced from cornstarch/D-glucose) to be naturally present in humans, fruits, honey, etc. Dextrose does not occur widely in nature. 

False claim:  
"Dextrose is a sugar occurring widely in nature – in honey and many fruits for example. As a constituent of cellulose, starch and glycogen, it is found in all plants and animals and is also known as ‘grape sugar’ or ‘blood sugar."

Correct statement on their website which contradicts their false claim:
"Dextrose is a synonym of D-glucose and . . . obtained after a total hydrolysis of corn starch."
https://www.cargill.com/food-bev/emea/sweeteners/c-dex-dextrose

Over a period of many decades, the "D-" modifier has been shortened to "glucose" for convenience purposes, which is why clinicians/academics are erroneously claiming that "Dextrose is naturally present in humans." Dextrose (corn sugar/D-glucose) can PROVE FATAL to anyone with an IgE-mediated allergy to corn.
Nutritive Sweeteners From Corn, Corn Refiners Association, 2006
https://corn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSFC2006.pdf

"Acids of Many Uses From Corn," C. L. Mehltretter

“Dextrose is an ALL-American sugar, derived from American corn, refined in American factories, distributed by American companies.”
FACT: Dextrose can prove FATAL to anyone w/an IgE-mediated allergy to corn.
https://candyprofessor.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/dextrose-all-american-corn-sugar/

Peer Review: A Direct Threat to the Safety of Corn-Allergic Citizens [DOCUMENTED]
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2022/03/peer-review-direct-threat-to-safety-of.html

The public isn't aware they may be consuming corn w/nearly every meal. GMO or non-GMO corn?
FDA AND USDA CONFIRM THAT CORN-DERIVED ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMICALS APPLIED TO FRESH FOOD PRODUCTS ARE EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2020/06/fda-and-usda-confirm-that-corn-derived.html

A mother's desperate struggle to find safe water for her corn-allergic infant son.
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-mothers-desperate-struggle-to-find.html

An Allergy to Corn May Contribute to Vitamin/Iodine Deficiencies, in Addition to Dehydration Due to the Lack of Access to Corn-Free Water
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2020/06/an-allergy-to-corn-may-contribute-to.html




Contact-Reactive to Corn: Personal Testimonies

Inhalation-Reactive to Corn: Personal Testimonies

Published Corn Allergy Studies (“. . . Maize major allergen . . .”)

“Corn: It's Everything.” Iowa Corn
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Yashoda Hospitals Intentionally Endangering the Lives of Corn-Allergic Patients

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