Seafood Free
DC-109
Section 1: Allergy & Intolerances
Compendium Definition
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Note:
– It is important to avoid cross-contamination.
– Avoid any foods with the statement “contains fish/seafood” or “may contain: fish/seafood” or similar wording on the label
Caution: xxxx
Vegetables
Allowed
- all vegetables
NOT allowed:
- any vegetable juices / drinks containing seafood (e.g. Clamato® juice)
- chutney made with sesame seeds &/or sesame seed oils
Fruit
Allowed
- all fruits
NOT allowed:
- any fruit dishes containing seafood
Salads
Allowed
- all salads containing allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- any salad containing seafood
Grain Products
Allowed
- all plain grain products
NOT allowed:
- any grain product containing seafood
Milk & Alternatives
Allowed
- all milk and milk products except those that contain seafood
NOT allowed:
- any milk or alternative not containing seafood
Meat & Alternatives
Allowed
- all meat and alternatives except for those not allowed
NOT allowed:
- all fish, crustaceans, and shellfish including but not limited to:
- anchovies, basa, bass, bluefish, bream, carp, catfish (channel cat, mudcat), char, chub, cisco, cod, eel, flounder, grouper, haddock, hake, halibut, herring, mackerel, mahi-mahi, marlin, monkfish (angler fish, lotte), orange roughy, perch, pickerel (dore, walleye), pike, plaice, pollock, pompano, porgy, rockfish, salmon, sardine, shark, smelt, snapper, sole, sturgeon, swordfish, tilapia (St Peter’s fish), trout, tuna (albacore, bonito), turbot, white fish, whiting
- abalone, clam, crab, crayfish (crawfish, écrivisse), cockle, conch, limpets, lobster (langouste, langoustine, coral, tomalley), mussels, octopus, oysters, periwinkle, prawns, quahaugs, scallops, shrimp (crevette), snails (escargot), squid (calamari), whelks
- surimi, imitation crab/lobster, minced fillets, sashimi, ceviche, caviar, roe, kamaboko, lox, scrod, sushi, tarama (salted carp roe)
- processed meats that contain or may contain seafood
- meats cooked or mixed with ingredients not allowed
Soups
Allowed
- all seafood-free soups
NOT allowed:
- clam chowder
- lobster bisque
- soups or soup bases that contain or may contain seafood
Oils & Fats
Allowed
- all seafood-free oils and fats
NOT allowed:
- cod liver oil
- margarines that contain fish oils
- deep fry oil that has been used to cook seafood
- salad dressing that contain seafood (e.g. Caeser dressing)
Desserts & Sweets
Allowed
- all desserts and sweets except those that contain seafood
NOT allowed:
- desserts made with fish gelatin
- marshmallows (may contain)
Fluids
Allowed
- all fluids except those that contain seafood
NOT allowed:
- Clamato® juice
Miscellaneous
Allowed
- all miscellaneous products that do not contain seafood
NOT allowed:
- sauces or spreads that contain or may contain seafood (marinara, Nuoc Mâm, taramasalata), Worcestershire sauce or fish sauce
- spring rolls / egg rolls that contain seafood
- fish oil supplements
References:
Government of Canada, Health Canada, “Fish – priority food allergens”, 2017
Food Allergy Canada, “About Allergies – Seafood”, 2018