Yes - well said. Amazingly few people equate "I am allergic to..."  with "I
will die if I eat..."

They don't know how they'd feel if they were partially (or completely)
responsible.

Being very concrete about the ramifications of getting it wrong (or lazily
saying "I don't think it has any milk") is the best way to minimize the
chances of a catastrophic outcome.

Mark



>Mr. Manager, please note that I am severely allergic to the following =
>[...]
>That means that if one of those ingredients as much as *touches* the =
>food that I ordered, I will have a serious allergic reaction.