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How bad can allergies in kids be?
I offered to make cupcakes for my 3 year old daughters preschool Easter party today. Being vegetarian and not consuming much dairy and eggs, this wasn't hard for me to do because there are two kids in her room, one with a nut and dairy allergy and another with an egg allergy. I had an on hand recipe that I used this morning and was realizing that my kitchen is probably not totally free from this allergens (nuts especially). I made sure that I used clean dishes and washed my hands. I didn't eat a peanut butter, egg, and cheese sandwich while I was cooking and I know that this recipe is void of the ingredients. However, I used wooden spoons (that have been cleaned) and stored them near items in my fridge that would contain nuts. I called the moms of the kids and told them that my kitchen was not nut, dairy, and egg free but they assured me that they trusted me. Yet, I'm freaked out. I've heard some kids allergies can be so bad that if they smell it they could die. What's the normal for this? Any suggestions?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You have done your best by advising the parents your kitchen is not free of all the allergy food. So there is a risk of cross contamination. If there child is that allergic it could cause death, they would not allow there child to eat any, or they would bring there own! There would also have to be a suitably qualified person at the school, who could administer an epi pen in an emergency, If a child in your childs class is that allergic, normally all the parents know, as do the children, because the risk is so great.
Dont worry youve done all you can. The resposibility is on the parents, not you!
- 1 decade ago
KUDOS to you for being so diligent! You definitely did your part and it is sad that some parents do not take nut/peanut allergies seriously - they are the most fatal of all of the food allergies. Tiny trace amounts of peanuts can definitely be fatal.
Source: Mother of a son with a peanut allergy and run a site educating the public on them: www.judethedude.com
- DAR76Lv 71 decade ago
I agree with Jill. You have gone over and beyond. It's the parent's responsibility to make sure their kids don't eat certain foods.
