We had a similar experience at a very reputable children's hospital, when my
son was in for observation after having a severe anaphylactic reaction to
cheese (this was the reaction that earned him the allergic-to-milk diagnosis).
His meal sheets were marked clearly "no milk or dairy products", but every meal
had something....pudding, pumpkin pie, pats of butter, you name it. I don't
know who runs the kitchens in hospitals, but you'd think they'd have more of a
clue. I guess it's just another example of how we can't always sit back and
just assume people are going to get it right.

Amy


>  At check in and repeatedly (when each
> meal was brought in) we expressed that our daughter has a severe milk
> allergy and that she cannot have any food that has dairy, including
> margarine, whipped topping, gravies, etc.  The first night it took three
> trays and two and a half hours to get a dairy free tray.