Are other allergies treated the same as peanut allergies?

Yes, we worry. Cross contamination issues are just as real.
*HOWEVER*, the peanut protein seems to be the most resistant one. A simple wipe won't remove it. It will stay dangerous for 6 months, unless you scrub the surface really hard.
Also peanut butter, a major culprit, is very sticky. We sometimes get library books with peanut butter stains!

I frequently have allergic reactions to doorknobs, faucets, ATM touchpads (in stores, especially), etc. Most of the time, I assume someone was eating something containing soy or wheat, but a lot of the time, those darn waterless sanitizers and wetwipes are to blame--lots of them contain aloe and I'm horribly allergic to it.

ygg

darthcleo, Where did you find the info about the six months, I have also heard that but would like to be able to point my reporter to the facts..
thanks for taking the time to share on this.

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cross contamination/contact reaction are a HUGE concern for my dairy allergic daughter. and since dairy is in almost everything, it has been a real challenge. before we got the "hang of it", she reacted to high chairs in restaurants (we now bring our own booster whenever we go out), to shopping carts in clothing stores (not even food stores), to a kiss from her grandma, to a few mysterious ones.

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[b]School looks at banning milk[/b]
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Just saw this thread now and thank-you, Momma Bear, that was the link I was going to provide as well.

qdebbie1, I completely understand where you're coming from, however. If you're solely dealing with PA and because there are "peanut free" classrooms and schools, it *can* be hard to understand.

In Ontario, any FA child has the *right* to ask for say a "milk free" classroom if they are anaphylactic to milk. Have I ever seen it done? No.

In my children's last school, one of my daughter's classmates was PA but also egg and something else. I spoke with his Father once and asked basically why he only had a "peanut free" classroom and he said that he thought removing the other allergens would be too problematic (and believe me, at that school, it was probably true [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img] [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/mad.gif[/img] ).

However, darthcleo is also correct. Peanut residue can last on a surface, that has been cleaned, for up to six months.

But please don't feel stupid. I *may* be dealing with a new allergy with my guy soon (soy) and I'll have a lot of questions, believe me to try to understand that one.

Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Sorry. Also, the member who wrote up my son's written school plan, which adheres to school board policy throughout the Province of Ontario, her child was anaphylactic to milk and peanuts. What she did when she wrote up my guy's plan was simply modify her child's and took out anything that pertained to milk - but she did have some precautions in place due to milk, definitely.

Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

For myself, I don't worry about touching trace amounts of sesame seeds - although I have reacted to touching it once.

If I had a child allergic to fish (also commonly a life-threatening allergy) I would worry as much about that as I would about peanut residue. I'm not arguing about peanut residue lasting six months - but how long would fish residue last?

Quote:Originally posted by AnnaMarie:
[b] but how long would fish residue last?[/b]

don't know, just know it's [i]very difficult to get fishy smell out of dish rags[/i]. Even with bleach and hot water in the "Heavy Duty" cycle.

Quote:Originally posted by AnnaMarie:

If I had a child allergic to fish (also commonly a life-threatening allergy) I would worry as much about that as I would about peanut residue. I'm not arguing about peanut residue lasting six months - but how long would fish residue last?[/B]

I am allergic to fish and have had a reaction after my hamburger was cooked on a BBQ that cooked salmon 1-2 weeks prior. The BBQ had been used many times between cooking the salmon and the hamburger.

Ali [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/cool.gif[/img]

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as I said I am in really deep with the pn allergy fight school right now. I forgot all about fish, that one is scary too.
You guys have really given me a lot of information. I still do not think the fact that other allergies are also life threatening takes the burden off the school to protect my son. It is realitivly easy to remove pbj from the menu.
Does anyone have the reference to the residue lasting 6 months?

Hi

My son is allergic to eggs, while my daughter is allergic to peanuts. My daughter is in a peanut free class, my son in an egg free. That means no hard boiled eggs, no egg sandwiches, no mayo. We allow eggs that are cooked into baked goods, since he is in grade 2 and knows enough not to eat food from someone else. Parents have been asked to avoid eggs and have been given a list of egg-free foods and snacks. When the school has subway sandwich day, our class cannot have mayo on their sandwiches, for example.

hope this helps

deb

It has been mentioned already, that milk and fish residue are life threatening concerns.

As a young child, 40plus years ago, my sister was constantly reacting. She had and still has many food allergies that are life threatening -- with any amount of the allergen.

Quote:Originally posted by qdebbie1:
[b]as I said I am in really deep with the pn allergy fight school right now. I forgot all about fish, that one is scary too.
You guys have really given me a lot of information. I still do not think the fact that other allergies are also life threatening takes the burden off the school to protect my son. It is realitivly easy to remove pbj from the menu.
Does anyone have the reference to the residue lasting 6 months?[/b]

understood. But.......should other allergies be any less accommodated just because certain aspects of PA are more easily accommodated? KWIM? I'm not sure how to read what you're saying.

I mean, does a "reasonable accommodation" limitation [i]apply[/i]? Should accommodations be made (or others be more readily accommodated) because the accomodation is [i]easily achieved[/i]. Or should *what is necessary* just be [i]done[/i]. And cheerfully so. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

I mean, a key individual at my cubs school recently informed me that "we've bent over backwards for you" (regarding accommodations for my cub and his needs). Apparently, sending home treats for the last day of school that were sent in by another parent without prior notice and not authorized is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond "bending over backwards" and too difficult to do, [i]since they did not[/i].

I mean, WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE ARE THEY SENDING ANYWHOOOOO?

(sorry to rant about my own personal difficulties with getting staff to enforcing my cub's [i]federally protected[/i] plan, but [i]I'm still floored[/i])

"bending over backwards" FAH.

[i]Apparently their definition of "bending over backwards" and mine differ considerably.[/i]

General Disclaimer: I am not offering advice in any manner or form. Just describing my own personal, highly individual, and unique situation.