If you have a kid with nut allergies would you be comfortable

[Anonymous]

with poppy seeds that just said "poppy seed" on the ingredient list (no other ingredient), and didn't have any notes about allergies (e.g. no "may contain" but also no "made in a dedicated facility . . . ".

I know the kid eats and is not allergic to poppy seeds. Mom told me the brand to buy, grocery delivery substituted brands. Mom is unreachable, until after I planned to start baking.

[Anonymous]

My kid has nut allergies and I would be comfortable with it However, his cousin has nut allergies and his mother would definitely NOT be okay with it.

Different kids, different parents, different experiences with exposure history and other health concerns mean different risk assessments. I'm sorry, I know it's frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid has nut allergies and I would be comfortable with it However, his cousin has nut allergies and his mother would definitely NOT be okay with it.

Different kids, different parents, different experiences with exposure history and other health concerns mean different risk assessments. I'm sorry, I know it's frustrating.

If I was going to run around looking for nut free poppy seeds, any suggestions on where or what the label might say?

[Anonymous]

We have nut allergies and I would be ok with it but now I wonder if I’m being cavalier. I wouldn’t have thought to look for additional language bc labeling laws require identification of the Top 8 and we don’t worry about “may contain.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have nut allergies and I would be ok with it but now I wonder if I’m being cavalier. I wouldn’t have thought to look for additional language bc labeling laws require identification of the Top 8 and we don’t worry about “may contain.”

This mom does worry about may contain and shared equipment but this has neither. If it wasn’t a seed I wouldn’t worry, but I thought I heard that seeds are more likely to be contaminated?

The bottles literally have one ingredient listed.

[Anonymous]

I would make something else.

[Anonymous]

Its only a decision mom can make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have nut allergies and I would be ok with it but now I wonder if I’m being cavalier. I wouldn’t have thought to look for additional language bc labeling laws require identification of the Top 8 and we don’t worry about “may contain.”

This mom does worry about may contain and shared equipment but this has neither. If it wasn’t a seed I wouldn’t worry, but I thought I heard that seeds are more likely to be contaminated?

The bottles literally have one ingredient listed.

Are you making something where you could set a portion aside and leave the seeds out in case Mom is not ok with this brand when you reach her? Or can you not even open them while cooking bc of potential contamination. If she identified a specific brand, I would assume that’s the only ok product.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have nut allergies and I would be ok with it but now I wonder if I’m being cavalier. I wouldn’t have thought to look for additional language bc labeling laws require identification of the Top 8 and we don’t worry about “may contain.”

This mom does worry about may contain and shared equipment but this has neither. If it wasn’t a seed I wouldn’t worry, but I thought I heard that seeds are more likely to be contaminated?

The bottles literally have one ingredient listed.

Are you making something where you could set a portion aside and leave the seeds out in case Mom is not ok with this brand when you reach her? Or can you not even open them while cooking bc of potential contamination. If she identified a specific brand, I would assume that’s the only ok product.

No, I am making poppy seed roll, Polish traditional food requested by an elderly relative. Me making it is the compromise between relative making it in a kitchen mom feels unsafe.

I sent mom a screenshot of a couple brands and asked her to just pick one.

Ordinarily I would just make it, and then either not serve it or not serve it to this kid if mom objects. We will have plenty of other desserts, so she won’t be deprived. But I need to grind the seeds in my Vitamix that I have been very careful to keep but free since she’s over a lot and likes smoothies.

[Anonymous]

Severe Allergy family here. I’d be ok with it.

[Anonymous]

I’d be fine with it but my allergic son would never in a million years eat anything with poppy seeds (out of pickiness, not fear).

[Anonymous]

I am Slovak and we make the same holiday poppyseed rolls as the Poles. I’ve been buying bulk ground poppyseed for this purpose for years and my highly nut-allergic child is fine and loves them. Would never purchase an actual poppyseed roll, however, because they sometimes include walnuts or are made in the same kitchen with traditional nut rolls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d be fine with it but my allergic son would never in a million years eat anything with poppy seeds (out of pickiness, not fear).

Lol, actually she won’t eat this either. Not when it’s surrounded by Christmas cookies. I guarantee she will pick those. She will eat lemon poppyseed muffins though so I know that some poppy seeds are fine.

I am worried about the blender.

[Anonymous]

My 18m DD is very allergic (known) to sesame seeds and unfortunately just had a frightening reaction to sun butter (Epi, benydral and ambulance level reaction.) Going forward - we’re going to treat every nut and seed as extremely dangerous so in our situation-I would be terrified. My other kids have no issues so all very new to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 18m DD is very allergic (known) to sesame seeds and unfortunately just had a frightening reaction to sun butter (Epi, benydral and ambulance level reaction.) Going forward - we’re going to treat every nut and seed as extremely dangerous so in our situation-I would be terrified. My other kids have no issues so all very new to us.

We just had a reaction to sun nut butter a few weeks ago. We are fine with sesame/poppy/pumpkin. Don’t mean to jack the thread but I would be interested to know if you are avoiding sunflower oil. It’s in EVERYTHING and our allergist thinks it’s probably fine to have those products. The issue seems to be that not much is known about this allergy.