LONDON - Some 30,000 British people are estimated to suffer from a potentially fatal reaction to sesame seeds. A study by Britain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisherie's and Food, in collaboration with an organisation established to help those with very severe allergies, identified 100 out of 3,500 of the organisation's members who reacted to sesame. Eight suffered potentially life threatening reactions.
Sesame seeds - allergy warning
LONDON - Some 30,000 British people are estimated to suffer from a potentially fatal reaction to sesame seeds
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