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Alpha-gal syndrome

In the body: An allergy is the immune system reacting to the food.

Not rated by dose: a flag on 6 reviewed foods, among them Beef steak, top loin, raw, raw ground beef and Pork chop, pan-fried. The list below has a line for each of 8 preparations.

For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

Reviewed foods that carry it

6 reviewed foods carry it; none is rated by dose. A food counts once, as in the foods list: preparations sharing a page (raw and cooked, canned) count once; one with its own page counts apart. Below, one line for each of 8 preparations.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Bacon, pan-fried

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: pork is mammalian meat, a trigger. The CDC advises stopping eating meat from mammals such as beef, pork, lamb, venison or rabbit.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: not an occurrence

  • Beef liver, pan-fried

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, Products that may contain alpha-gal · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: mammalian meat, including organ meats, is a trigger. The CDC's products page names organ meats; its about page lists beef, pork, lamb, venison and rabbit.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: mammalian meat, including organ meats, for people with alpha-gal syndrome

  • Beef steak, top loin, grilled

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: the CDC names beef among the red meats that can trigger a reaction. The wording goes no wider than that source. Beef is not on Health Canada's priority-allergen list, and no Health Canada or PHAC page naming alpha-gal was found.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific (alpha-gal syndrome, tick-borne)

  • Beef steak, top loin, raw

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: the CDC names beef among the red meats that can trigger a reaction. Beef is not on Health Canada's priority-allergen list.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific (alpha-gal syndrome, tick-borne)

  • Ground beef, 80% lean, cooked

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    CDC names beef among the red meats that trigger alpha-gal syndrome in sensitised people; worded no wider than the source

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific (alpha-gal syndrome)

  • Ground beef, 80% lean, raw

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: the CDC names beef among the red meats that can trigger a reaction. Beef is not on Health Canada's priority-allergen list.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific (alpha-gal syndrome)

  • Ham, sliced

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: they are told to stop eating mammalian meat, and ham is pork. This is a person-specific warning, not a dose.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: not an occurrence

  • Pork chop, pan-fried

    Worth knowing

    US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with alpha-gal syndrome: the US CDC lists mammalian meat, pork included, as a trigger.

    Intake: not applicable

    Measured on: US CDC, About alpha-gal syndrome

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