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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some kids can have a reaction from across the room, without even coming into contact with nuts, that's why it's a big deal.  Not to mention, nuts and things like peanut butter tend to be oily and there is a tendency to get it all over the place.

Also, epi-pens aren't a small deal.   It's not like, oh, just jab the kid with an epi pen and then go on with your business like nothing happened.  That kid likely still needs to be sent to an ER even after the epi pen.[/quote]

Yes. And if someone administers an epi-pen and it isn't needed, there could be health consequences. DS has a (relatively speaking) moderate allergy to peanuts and we're actually reluctant to give caregivers the epi-pen. We do drill DS all the time about his allergy and he is good about asking before he eats something offered to him if it has peanuts. We also make sure that we tell his friends' parents about his allergy if he is going there for a play date.

But peanuts in a "peanut-free" or "nut-free" environment seem to me to be very dangerous because people may take less precautions and assume that things brought to school don't have peanuts. [/quote]

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