Quaker Instant Oatmeal?

I am not saying anyone should or shouldn't eat Quaker Instant Oatmeal but I will say this: I have been eating the Cinnamon Roll flavor since it came out years ago and have never had any type of allergic reaction.

Personally, I'm more concerned with foods that are made on shared equipment than made in a shared facility. I'm allergic to egg and peanut/tree nuts so I figure the vast majority of processed foods are made in the same facility as egg and nuts.

Also, for what it's worth, I have been researching food manufacturing processes in the U.S. and I'm starting to think that the major manufacturers are more thorough in their handling and processing of allergens than most of us think.

Technically, couldn't one say that all foods we buy in grocery stores are from a facility that contains all major allergens since they sell products that contain all allergens (e.g., peanut butter, mixed nuts, baked goods?)

I'm not saying being cautious is unwarranted but I think in certain instances, foods manufactured in a shared facility may be safer than we think.

We have the brown sugar oatmeal at home, and my 2 year old eats that fine with no problem. But my PA daughter who is 4 years old won't eat oatmeal. We are having my 2 year old tested next month. In the meanwhile, I am avoiding peanuts for her as well, but I do allow her the oatmeal.

Quaker clearly labels for peanut. We have used their products for years (13 or more) and have never, ever had a problem. Good luck. I know we feel like we are playing Russian Roulette with our children s lives. Many years ago, I called to verify that Quaker was a safe manufacturer. I called two times to make sure that what I was told was stated the next time too. Their representatives told me that they are so careful they have brick walls between "peanut lines" and safe lines.

Quaker told me they won't put something as "nut free" (in Canada, there are peanut ree granola bars) unless there are no nuts in the entire facility. They also said that if anything was on a shared line it would be labelled, and that the nut products are made totally separately, in a whole different room, and I *THINK* the girl told me that you can't even walk from the nut room into the non-nut-product room...