I don't know if this is relevant or not, but the numbers encoded in a barcode only serve to identify the product. For example every can of Spam has the same barcode on it simply identifying it as a can of Spam. Are they really going to give each tag a unique ID number? I can see the possibility but I would be surprised it they did. In any event, if you started using cash instead of credit cards and checks no one would be able to track your spending habits.
I have a five year old son who is allergic to sulfites. There have been times when he has been exposed to too high a level and he has exhibited some autistic tendencies. I also have a nephew who exhibits strong autistic tendencies at times but when his mother makes a greater effort to watch what she feeds him he reverts back to a normal behaving child. (He has some unknown allergies but we suspect it is also sulfites since he seems to have trouble with the same foods as my son.) I would not suggest that all autism (or even any autism) is caused by food allergies but is it not possible that the combination of genetics and a food allergen trigger could bring out the problem? Does anyone know of other information that might corroborate this hypothesis?
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I don't know if this is relevant or not, but the numbers encoded in a barcode only serve to identify the product. For example every can of Spam has the same barcode on it simply identifying it as a can of Spam. Are they really going to give each tag a unique ID number? I can see the possibility but I would be surprised it they did. In any event, if you started using cash instead of credit cards and checks no one would be able to track your spending habits.
I have a five year old son who is allergic to sulfites. There have been times when he has been exposed to too high a level and he has exhibited some autistic tendencies. I also have a nephew who exhibits strong autistic tendencies at times but when his mother makes a greater effort to watch what she feeds him he reverts back to a normal behaving child. (He has some unknown allergies but we suspect it is also sulfites since he seems to have trouble with the same foods as my son.) I would not suggest that all autism (or even any autism) is caused by food allergies but is it not possible that the combination of genetics and a food allergen trigger could bring out the problem? Does anyone know of other information that might corroborate this hypothesis?