YOU ARE SO WISE TO BE WARY!!!! It's one of those products that may be OK, but then again, it may not, so why chance it?
Mexican vanilla is a slippery slope. The issue has been use of the tonka bean--a source of coumarin, a blood thinner.
Just because a baker 'hasn't had any problem with it' doesn't mean all is well. If someone already taking a blood thinner or who has issues with this blood thinner, eats something with courmain in it, it could be harmful to them. They wouldn't know it was in there and the baker might never hear about the problem.
'The FDA is advising consumers to be cautious when buying vanilla in Mexico and other Latin American countries, to look for vanilla bean on the labels ingredient list, and to not buy the product if it says tonka bean or has a vague ingredient list or no list at all.'
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048613.htm
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_93.html
I've been to Mexico 5 times. Every time, I've passed up lovely smelling, cheap vanilla because I don't want the risk.
My MIL is on blood thinners and I'd chase down and ruin ANYONE who knowingly, or unknowingly, caused her a moment of worry or harm.................
Rae
Mexican vanilla is a slippery slope. The issue has been use of the tonka bean--a source of coumarin, a blood thinner.
Just because a baker 'hasn't had any problem with it' doesn't mean all is well. If someone already taking a blood thinner or who has issues with this blood thinner, eats something with courmain in it, it could be harmful to them. They wouldn't know it was in there and the baker might never hear about the problem.
'The FDA is advising consumers to be cautious when buying vanilla in Mexico and other Latin American countries, to look for vanilla bean on the labels ingredient list, and to not buy the product if it says tonka bean or has a vague ingredient list or no list at all.'
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048613.htm
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_93.html
I've been to Mexico 5 times. Every time, I've passed up lovely smelling, cheap vanilla because I don't want the risk.
My MIL is on blood thinners and I'd chase down and ruin ANYONE who knowingly, or unknowingly, caused her a moment of worry or harm.................
Rae
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Is Vanilla App For Mac Safe Iphone
Nov 13, 2008 Vanilla Draw has the same features as paintbrush, ugly startup/overall interface, Giza products spammed all over it, no credit what so ever to paintbrush, Didn't even get the SUFeedURL in, which means this developer is an idiot, probably stole the idea to make an app based off of paintbrush when the guy saw iPaint, i have no idea how the logo represents a painting/drawing application.