What foods are allowed in cases of allergy to cow’s-milk proteins?

In cases of allergy to cow’s-milk proteins, the diet must exclude all foods containing them. That means milk and products derived from it (yoghurt, cheese, milk desserts…) and all products containing milk, milk proteins, or milk-protein derivatives present in certain industrial foods. You should examine the labels; if in doubt, you should make enquiries to the companies’ quality and/or consumer departments.

Consumption of butter should be questioned. Caution: the proteins to exclude from the diet are not always confined to cow’s-milk proteins. Cross-allergies can also occur with ewe’s-milk or goat’s-milk proteins as well as with soya proteins.

The problems that may affect young breast-fed infants who are weaned on breast-milk substitutes are too severe to be discussed here, and the best specialist advice should be sought for problems of this kind.

Source: IFN