Re: Assistance for Anosmia

["electronjockeyuk" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian,

I mentioned your problem to my wife last night, and she said that she
remebers a few things from A-Leel Chemistry that may be of use

She thinks that all food products give off Sulphur Dioxide when they
are decomposing,  and that this is used in the food processing
industry as a measure of freshness and ripeness
(Fruit gives off Sulphur Dioxide as it begins to ripen)

She also thought that it may be an idea to contact Reading University,
as they have a large and well regarded Food sciences department (She
intended to study food sciences at Reding herdelf)

Hope this is of use to you

Dave

P.S.  She has offered to ask around at work to see if anyone with any
links with the food industry can find out more



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian" <ian@f...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for ways to help about the house for someone with
congenital
> anosmia - Jenni (swmbo) has had no sense of smell since birth.
>
> It's obviously not as serious an issue as having no sight or
hearing, and we
> have heard (and made) most of the usual jokes and comments - it
probably
> makes it easier to live with me, for instance ;)
>
> We have had a couple of cases recently where it's caused problems -
I act as
> the house "sniffer" to check when meat is okay to cook, but
when I
have a
> heavy cold (as I did over xmas) we can end up eating stuff that's
not quite
> right, and suffering for it. I also came home a week or so back to
find the
> kitchen absolutely stinking of gas - and Jenni blissfully unaware,
making a
> sandwich.
>
> We have displays around the house for caller ID etc, so as I see it,
all I
> really need are some sensors. There are a couple of things to cover -
> something for the fridge that can detect "off" meat and
something for
> detecting domestic gas in the air.
>
> Has anyone done this before?
>
> Ian.