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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like not eating peanut butter in public should become thought of as a social norm instead of an accommodation. If this is lethal why take the risk. That’s insane. I feel like it should come with an FDA warning label. [/quote]

BUT... where does this start and stop? For other children peanuts are fine but some or all of the following are life and death:

eggs (including baked into muffins and cookies)
dairy (yes, this means milk but also yogurt, cheese, cream cheese, ice cream...)
meat (yup - this is real)
soy
legumes like peas, beans, etc - and like peanuts, since they are a legume not a nut
seeds (like sesame seeds or pine nuts - again, a seed not a nut)
tree nuts - including almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia, cashews, pecans, pistachios, brazil.... and whatever nuts I'm forgetting right now
but some people (like me) are allergic only to almonds, not to ALL tree nuts - so it gets more confusing

I direct a preschool program - and we won't allow peanuts or tree nuts or both when a child who attends is allergic to one or more of these.  BUT.... we currently have a child who is allergic to eggs and peanuts - but we only say no to peanuts - not eggs.  Is that right? It's a double standard, isn't it?   But children with allergies have limited food choices because of their allergies (and depending on the # of allergies this can be a problem) BUT we shouldn't require all children attending a preschool to stay away from the same foods for no reason and create limits to their food too, right?

I mean, at one point we had a child who was allergic to SEVEN items on the list above - which obviously seriously limited her food options - is that what all 75 other children at our school should do?  Obviously not.
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