Comments on: Quorn Controversy

By: Irina

Irina — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:09:35 +0000

My daughter is a vegetarian and I bought her a bag of the Quorn meatballs. We had spaghetti and meatballs last night. Fortunately, she did not get sick at all but I was very ill. Within 1/2 hour, I was sweating, had very bad stomach cramps, felt nauseated, and had a taste in my mouth like I was going to vomit. Sometimes the cramping was so bad, it felt like uterine contractions in childbirth. I was up out of bed all night going to the bathroom, wondering what was wrong. Then I did a search about Quorn products and the reaction some people have, which matches mine. I will never touch them again and will not give them to my daughter. This started at 7 pm last night. It is 1 pm the next day and I am still very nauseated, have stomach cramps that are less severe, and have a headache.

By: L. UK

L. UK — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:56:13 +0000

I was just reading this looonnng page of comments and was not going to leave my own, But when I saw your’s I thought I should try and help you Steve(even though you left a long time ago).
Using only a basic understanding of mathematics I would estimate that if you are allergic or intolerant to Quorn (as you describe above) then the chances are roughly 100% of being violently sick.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:02:10 +0000

Unfortunately, there are risks with everything we eat. People have allergic reactions to a whole host of products, but the reality is that MOST of us do not. I have been eating Quorn from the moment it became availabel. I have no idea when this was. I am 54, and have been a vegetarian for 40 years. It was hard in the early says, but I have not touched any meat product since then. Not even biscuits with gelatine. I must have been eating Quorn for well over 20 years, and I have never had any adverse affects. To push to BAN these products, that to my mind is excessive and is just another example of the minority forcing their opinions upon the majority. If it causes you sickness, don’t eat it, but don’t stop the rest of us from doing so. Peanuts can kill you. They are still on the shelf. Not sure if I’ve ever heard of anyone dying from eating Quorn, but I do hear of people dying from eating beef. So, let’s just takle a step back, and use some common sense. That is something which is sadly lacking in our society today.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:34:04 +0000

OK for all of the people make ignorant comments about the greatest of Quorn products and that people should stop complaining, etc. I for one was a serious Quorn supporter. I had every type of their product and ate them regularly. After several months I started getting extremely ill from eating them. My fiancee ate them without getting sick.

I for one have literally never been allergic to anything. Furthermore, I used to eat the products and developed the allergy and adverse reaction over time. People make their stories known, not to complain but rather inform other people with the attempt to save them from the seriously horrible sickness that occurs from eating the food.

The actual “true” statistics are estimated to be 1 in 25 people getting sick. Although Quorn throws out a bogus number by calculating the complaints that they received (not the total complaints) by the amount of products sold. The statistics Quorn states (1 in 146,000) is misrepresented and does not account for people getting sick who don’t report it or make a report elsewhere. Furthermore, a household may purchase 10 products at once which is not considered because the statistics are calculated as each product being sold to one person. The statistics are grossly misrepresented.

In no way am I trying to prevent people from eating the product, however people should be informed that their is a potential possibility that you may be allergic to the product. This is necessary in preventing people from getting sick for no reason. It is required that soy, dairy, nuts, etc are labeled on products and this should adhere to the same standards. I understand how delicious the products are and truly wish that I could eat them but I would rather make people aware of the possible illness that may occur than do nothing. Do not sit and judge people for making their sickness known.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:45:48 +0000

I vomit everytime I eat red grapes. maybe cause i don´t wash them good enough, as the mold on them can cause vomitting and food poisoning. But really I don´t go and demand that they are taken of the market or that they should be cleaned better by manufacturer, I simply just stay away fro them. EASY……There are medicines people glady will fill them selves with that causes much more severe adverse events then this……

I like Ouorn and as long as i do not have any reaction I will eat it. I feel sorry for you guys who do experience it……

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:39:04 +0000

The ones with adverse events will only eat that firs portion though….there will be biases on your way too….

By: Cleveland

Cleveland — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:57:47 +0000

Hmmmm, I wonder if this negative campaign could be the influence of Big Ag whose number two product net to corn is soy.

By: Cleveland

Cleveland — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:55:37 +0000

Miso is fermented. Sauerkraut is fermented. Many foods are fermented. I just made a batch of hot sauce by fermenting peppers. And then of course, there’s beer..

By: Cleveland

Cleveland — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:52:44 +0000

Well said. I love Quorn, we buy the chicken patties, tenders and meatballs…they’re awesome. Have eaten them for years and served them to people, never had a problem.

By: jonathan somogyi

jonathan somogyi — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:56:09 +0000

Ive been eating quorn for months with zero adverse effects. I think its alot healthier than Soy, which is wrapped in even greater controversy than mycoprotein.