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--- Beth Kevles <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, Friends --
> 
> A question came up at my son's summer camp yesterday
> which I need to 
> deal with tomorrow (Wednesday).  Although the
> allergen in question is 
> peanuts, I think the policy would apply regardless
> of allergen, 
> provided the reaction is severe.  I'd appreciate
> hearing your thoughts.
> 
> One child in my son's group (6-12 year olds, I
> think) has a severe 
> peanut allergy.  We've been duly asked to not bring
> in peanut products.
> 
> I sent in a Luna bar for my son's afternoon snack. 
> The bar contains no 
> peanuts in the ingredient list, but at the bottom of
> the list it says 
> it may contain traces of peanuts (among other
> things).  Clearly a 
> potential cross-contamination issue.  In consequence
> of this, my son 
> was made to sit in isolation while he ate his snack
> and then to wash 
> his hands and face with soap before rejoining the
> group.  (He couldn't 
> sit with a non-allergic child because none of the
> kids are allowed to 
> know who the allergic child is.)
> 
> My questions:
> 
> If your child has a severe allergy, is it okay to
> sit near a child 
> who's eating something like a Luna bar with its
> cross-contamination 
> risk?  Does that provide an unacceptable risk to
> your severely allergic 
> child?  Or do other foods also contain an
> (unlabelled) similar risk?  
> (I'm thinking of products that don't yet have the
> allergen listing on 
> the package, foods removed from their packaging, or
> foods made at home 
> that get cross-contaminated, ie from a siblings'
> pb&j sandwich)?
> 
> Is it reasonable to isolate a child who's eating the
> risky food?  Is 
> that worth the preservation of the allergic child's
> privacy?
> 
> If your child has a severe allergy like this, how
> valuable is it to you 
> and your child to keep the allergy secret?
> 
> FInally, if I have to abide by the camp policy (and
> I will if it makes 
> medical sense), can any recommend an afternoon snack
> with the following 
> properties:
> 
> Allergnically free of milk protein, red dye #40,
> shellfish and, of 
> course, peanuts!
> Non-perishable (since the ice-pack will have lost
> its cool by then).
> Contains protein.
> Is plausibly attractive to an 8-year old boy.
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts!
> --Beth Kevles
>   Eating without Casein website
>   http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html
>
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