Nouakchott - Post Report Question and Answers
What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?
If you have food allergies be prepared to bring your own items. Restaurants likely won’t accommodate and finding what you normally would use to cook might be difficult on the local economy. - Jan 2023
Pollen is low because lack of green here, though sand and dust can be irritating. - Aug 2021
Bacteria. - Aug 2021
Peanuts are sometimes used in local foods (e.g., Mafe'). - Apr 2019
It's really dusty here. Watery eyes and sore throats from the dust is common. If you have food allergies here I don't know what you would do. There are sugar-free/stevia-sweetened things sold in some stores, but I haven't seen any vegan options at all. - May 2016
