Anonymous wrote:I didn’t know but I have a hard time believing the kid didn’t know they couldn’t eat rice Krispies unless these are 3 year olds.

Never assume.

My kid with an anaphylactic allergy to nuts also has inattentive ADHD and autism. He was in middle school before he remembered to check ingredients diligently.

Not vegetarian either

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

There is a movement that is trying to make it obligatory to declare gluten. Right now, it is only allergens that this applies to.

Having said that, there is a potential for backlash. They recently added sesame to the list of declaration obligatory allergens. A number of fast food chains, not wanting to take the steps to ensure that their sesame buns and plain buns weren’t in contact, began adding sesame to all of their baked goods. So things that had been safe for many people no longer were.

Oh my.

Let's hope this movement fails

Everyone will add a tiny bit of gluten and declare it. Kind of like sesame seeds.

https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-12-21/new-label-law-has-unintended-effect-sesame-in-more-foods

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

There is a movement that is trying to make it obligatory to declare gluten. Right now, it is only allergens that this applies to.

Having said that, there is a potential for backlash. They recently added sesame to the list of declaration obligatory allergens. A number of fast food chains, not wanting to take the steps to ensure that their sesame buns and plain buns weren’t in contact, began adding sesame to all of their baked goods. So things that had been safe for many people no longer were.

Oh my.

Let's hope this movement fails

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

Because Gluten isn’t a declaration obligatory allergen.

Gluten free is not an allergy. It is a food preference.

Unless it’s celiac which is an autoimmune disorder.

Anonymous wrote:If my kid were on a special diet, I would supply the teacher treats for my kid that s/he liked and that met the dietary restriction. I would not assume that others would know obscure dietary things (e.g., malt contains gluten).

My kid has a severe food allergy, and THIS^^^^

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

Because Gluten isn’t a declaration obligatory allergen.

Gluten free is not an allergy. It is a food preference.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t know but I have a hard time believing the kid didn’t know they couldn’t eat rice Krispies unless these are 3 year olds.

They do make gluten-free rice crispie treats that You can buy specifically that are premade, but it must say it on the box. It’s my understanding that kid asked Are these gluten-free and Mom not in the know just said yes. Obviously everyone feels terrible about it.

Why did you not keep a treat box in the classroom for your kid to eat instead.

This is on you, not the birthday mom.

Don't be the pain in the a$$ mom who ruins birthday treats for the entire class, by complaining about this, not training your child properly to avoid taking treats from anyone, assuming that others will be as careful as you are (especially for a non allergy diet restriction like "gluten free") and especially for not sending a box of treats to the classroom for your kid to eat instead.

Please don't be that mom.

Sign,
Mom of a kid with allergies who always sent in a box of treats for my kid so they could have a safe treat while the other kids brought in their choice of birthday treats.

It is a common mistake. A lot of people just look for wheat, and don't realize that gluten can come from other sources as well. This is why it's so hard for gluten-free people to accept homemade food, unless they know that the person making the food is very knowledgeable.

Anonymous wrote:If my kid were on a special diet, I would supply the teacher treats for my kid that s/he liked and that met the dietary restriction. I would not assume that others would know obscure dietary things (e.g., malt contains gluten).

In my experience it’s quite likely the parent either did this or didn’t do this because they were told that labeled gluten free snacks would be available.

If you aren’t someone who is educated about gluten, don’t volunteer to bring the gluten free food.

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

There is a movement that is trying to make it obligatory to declare gluten. Right now, it is only allergens that this applies to.

Having said that, there is a potential for backlash. They recently added sesame to the list of declaration obligatory allergens. A number of fast food chains, not wanting to take the steps to ensure that their sesame buns and plain buns weren’t in contact, began adding sesame to all of their baked goods. So things that had been safe for many people no longer were.

Anonymous wrote:For anybody who wants to make GF ones, you can purchase the Wegman’s generic version of rice krispy cereal. It states GF on the box. I use it when I make them for my family member with celiac.

Years ago Kelloggs made a GF version but not today.

There is a chocolate rice cereal you can buy at whole foods that makes tasty ones too.

However in this situation, be aware that many parents don’t want their celiac kid eating baked goods from a home kitchen that also bakes with gluten. It’s too easy to have something become contaminated. As a general rule, if someone other than the child’s parent sends it in, then it’s only safe if it’s a packaged food labeled gluten free or a single serving food like a banana.

If my kid were on a special diet, I would supply the teacher treats for my kid that s/he liked and that met the dietary restriction. I would not assume that others would know obscure dietary things (e.g., malt contains gluten).

Anonymous wrote:It's really not hard to google these things rather than make stupid assumptions. Gluten is in a lot of things including cereal and candy. It's not only wheat.

While that’s true, I can see why most people would think something sold as rice cereal would not contain gluten!