Hi, I\'m new to the discussion board...need help

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Thu, 03/13/2003 - 09:28
Leelee
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Hi, like I said, I am new to the board. My son is 9 years old and we've known that he has food allergies to egg, peanuts/nut products since he was two. I know you all know how this makes us feel as parents. It is very scary. Having said that, I hear alot about the candy - smarties. I limit his chocoate to Vermont Nut Free however, a friend just came back from Canada and bought my son a bag of smarties. I'm relunctant to give him the candy because sometimes I read that it is safe, other times I read that it is not. Can someone clarify this for me? I called a website canadapharmacy.com and their representative told me that although the candy itself does not contain peanuts, it is manufactured in a plant that processes peanuts. If that is the case, to me, it is exactly like giving him M&M's. Can someone help? Thank you.

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Thu, 03/13/2003 - 12:46
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Hi, and welcome. Nestle Canada has a nut free facility that makes smarties, kit kat, mirage and I believe the fourth is coffee crisp. They are definitely safe. The smarties that you got should have a web site and a 1-800 number on the package, it's always a good idea to double check directly with the manufacturer.

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Thu, 03/13/2003 - 13:18
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Hi LeeLee,

Welcome [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

As Cynde said, you should call the 1-800 number on the package of Smarties so that you can call Nestle Canada.

The Smarties, Aero, Kit Kat, Coffee Crisp, and Mirage bars are made in a 100% nut-free/peanut-free facility. They are safe.

The only time the Smarties would be unsafe would be for a special seasonal product (ie: giant Smarties chocolate egg) because it is not manufactured in the same facility, but it would have very noticeable [i][b]may contain peanuts[/i][/b] warnings on the packaging.

The regular boxes of Nestle Canada Smarties are all made in the nut-free/peanut-free facility. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

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Fri, 03/14/2003 - 09:57
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Thanks for the info. I will check out the 800 number.

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