PN Free Foods

[Guest guest]

One of the parents of a severely allergic child wrote an editorial about

Peanut Allergies. She said the snack list was created to give parents an idea of

what was safe to send to school. Unfortunately, she also noted that MANY

facilities that process *health* foods also process peanuts and cannot guarantee

there is no cross contamination. Even though a food item may not contain

peanuts in its ingredient label there is still a risk that peanut residue could

be in the food. Smaller companies cannot risk the liability either. Children

at my daughter's school are asked to brush their teeth and wash their mouth

and hands before coming to school if they have had a peanut product for

breakfast. We just don't buy peanuts or peanut butter anymore. The problem is

when

we cannot send cashew, almond, macadamia and other butters (or healthy foods

made by smaller companies that use nuts) in for a snack because of the risk

of cross contamination. I have a friend in his 60's who has lived with

anaphylactic PN allergy all his life. I hope the families get counseling and a

lot

of support. We all know about coping with Vegan and Gluten Free diets, not

convenient.

 

Lisa E