To wonder what is dangerous about my child’s lunch

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I received a message from school today saying my child’s lunch contained a prohibited item and to please review the policy “as there are children with severe allergies and it’s dangerous not to comply”

I don’t usually provide packed lunches - DC has school meals, but they did like todays meal options.

Ive responded and asked what the item was but waiting for a response, but I’m confused - it’s clearly a nut free school but I can’t see anything else anywhere about other banned foods

the packed lunch contained:

• ham sandwich (with butter) on brown bread
• apple
• frube (strawberry flavour)
• carton of own brand apple juice
• Pepperami
• babybel

any ideas what could be the problem or Aibu to think they’ve mistaken the ham as peanut butter or something ridiculous?

Sounds like a standard message they send. Possibly the frube, they're banned at ours as a possible choking hazard believe it or not. Some put the tube wrapper all in their mouth to get the last bit of yoghurt out. Horrible things imo.

.Ham and pepperami are carcinogenic of course, but I don't imagine that's what they're getting at.

It's possible there's a random strawberry allergy and you missed the note

Would be much easier if they told you rather than having to play the guessing game.

I know we have some dairy allergies at school but I'd really struggle if they enforced a no dairy rule as my DD refuses meat (and a whole range of other food items) so lunches often contain cheese and yoghurt to get the protein. We alternate between cheese sandwich/wrap and hummus with veg sticks and breadsticks for lunches.

I'd put money on the message being sent in error. Possibly they objected to you sending a packed lunch as a one off (ours have to commit to one or the other) and meant to send something to that effect. The lunch sounds normal and inoffensive to me so if they have a problem with it they really need to explain properly rather than making you guess.

It’s ridiculous that they haven’t told you what it is

I don't think schools really do that with dairy. With nuts they do because it's pretty easy to say no nuts. No dairy is a lot more difficult for parents (and school dinners) to manage.

Ask the school?

I’m not sure, but pepperami might have mustard in. If so, if you are allergic it can be like nuts. I’m a borderline case myself, but once worked with someone who had a severe allergy.

Probably the frube. It has more sugar than a chocolate biscuit. Flavoured yogurt is very unhealthy.

Poisonous snake?

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103752506

My dc used to go to a holiday club were all strawberry products were banned due to a staff member having a severe allergy. All bags used to get checked. We were all notified though and signs were up around the building.

Surely they can't ban a juice carton for lunch as unhealthy. I understand most schools request water only during lessons/breaks, but juice is normally allowed at lunch time. I wouldn't have thought it would be that, if it was I'd ignoring that anyway.

Strawberry allergies are one of the more unusual allergies which commonly can develop to anaphylaxis level.

Haribo are an issue for strawberry allergies so please don't say they are 100 times better cos it's bullshit.

Read the OP?

How stupid, the whole thing is being taken to a different level. 😕

Pepperami

Could your child give any clues? Did they take the 'offending item' off them?

How is that dangerous?

I think more schools ban juice than allow it.

I did 11 years of primary Ed and I'd have no idea which of those would be prohibited

God how times have changed. It’s ridiculous!

Does your dc have a common name? I imagine they've sent to the wrong parent.

I was just thinking the same, surely it’s a mistake.. they’re all completely normal lunch items.

Was it seeded bread?

Placemaking to find the answer.