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Amy8 · 2024-06-26T08:19:37+00:00

Daughter's school has a bake sale tomorrow and I had one of those Dr. Petter kits anyway The school has said make cakes but free I can't see nuts listed in ingredients nor the usual " au contain nuts, traces etc.." would you use the kit ?

Criteria16 · 26/06/2024 09:33

Parent of child with nuts allergy. Yes, I would use it and would send the box in as well so that every parent could also check the ingredients if in doubt.

ExpectationsRunningHigh · 26/06/2024 09:36

Yes.
Some of their lines do say ‘may contain’ so if it doesn’t, then it is made with no risk of contamination.

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Amy8 · 26/06/2024 09:40

Gosh awful spelling sorry about that , glad you got the gist

Great ! As this is a timesaver today and I think better when there are ingredients listed in a way

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CelesteCunningham · 26/06/2024 10:51

Yes I would give that to my child with a peanut allergy (and even if it said "may contain" that's fine to send to school IMO).

ExpectationsRunningHigh · 27/06/2024 15:20

(and even if it said "may contain" that's fine to send to school IMO)

I sincerely hope you aren’t serious, the warning is there for a reason. If you personally choose to ignore it, and risk serious anaphylaxis or death for your child, that’s one thing, putting other children in that position when school are trusting you to adhere to the strict no nuts policy is another!

CelesteCunningham · 27/06/2024 15:38

ExpectationsRunningHigh · 27/06/2024 15:20

(and even if it said "may contain" that's fine to send to school IMO)

I sincerely hope you aren’t serious, the warning is there for a reason. If you personally choose to ignore it, and risk serious anaphylaxis or death for your child, that’s one thing, putting other children in that position when school are trusting you to adhere to the strict no nuts policy is another!

No school with a strict no nuts policy expects the school to be free from may contains, that would be a completely unrealistic policy (not least because there's no legal obligation to list may contains so some companies do, and some companies have a higher threshold for listing than others).

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Amy8 · 27/06/2024 16:22

ExpectationsRunningHigh · 27/06/2024 15:20

(and even if it said "may contain" that's fine to send to school IMO)

I sincerely hope you aren’t serious, the warning is there for a reason. If you personally choose to ignore it, and risk serious anaphylaxis or death for your child, that’s one thing, putting other children in that position when school are trusting you to adhere to the strict no nuts policy is another!

I don't think it's a strict requirement because that may be difficult to get home bakers to adhere to in a home cooking environment- it was just an ask, we know the girls with a serious allergy and their parents make separate provisions so they don't feel left out.

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mitogoshi · 27/06/2024 16:25

I would use the mix, i also would need to add to anything baked in my kitchen "may contain nuts" because nuts are stored next to the flour, I use the cooking trays to cook nuts etc - yes they are in Tupperware and a wash up but traces can remain

CelesteCunningham · 27/06/2024 17:09

mitogoshi · 27/06/2024 16:25

I would use the mix, i also would need to add to anything baked in my kitchen "may contain nuts" because nuts are stored next to the flour, I use the cooking trays to cook nuts etc - yes they are in Tupperware and a wash up but traces can remain

Exactly, home baking is way more risky than commercial may contains. The school would just want to know there wasn't anyone smearing peanut butter brownie or nutella frosting everywhere.