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My son's daycare is a peanut free zone. I think that is great! Peanut 
allergies are scary, deadly scary. The directors of our daycare have 
always allowed me to bring in a GF lunch for my son (over a year now). 
Last week the lead teacher took an EnviroKids bar away from him 
because she noticed that it had an advisory statement that the rice 
bar was "processed in a facility that also processes peanuts." I know 
they make a peanut butter flavor, so I did not think too much about it 
(other than, "oh well - he cannot have his favorite snack anymore"). 
Then I went to pack his lunch the next day and found a dozen different 
GF products in my pantry have the same advisory: Barbara's brown rice 
crisps, all of his MiDel cookies, all of his Envirokids, Fantastic 
world foods and Thai kitchen products. Even my Spectrum cooking oil 
has the warning. I know Ians and Enjoy Life are okay - I can continue 
to pack them.

I've been searching the internet for days to find a general protocol 
for a peanut free school. The specific details vary from school to 
school. Obviously they should not allow peanuts or peanut products. 
Should they allow a student who is already limited (GF or GF/CF) to 
bring in snacks that do not contain peanuts, but have a warning label 
due to processing consideractions (potential for trace contamination)? 
Considering the number of products out there that could contain trace 
amounts of peanuts, is this protocol realistic? I suspect that some 
higher risk companies do not provide a warning.

The Center has a policy of separating kids with food allergies at one 
table. They are very strict with hand-washing rules. They are doing 
the best that they can do for their peanut-allergic kids.

I will meet with the director and assistant director tomorrow. Any 
thoughts on how to approach them?

Perhaps I need to pursue a 504 plan and let them come up with suitable 
alternatives.

Megan

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