Peanut Free/Not Nut Free Chocolate Manufacturer

I did just check the website out using my link above. It would appear that they are geared toward fundraising. However, I have requested a catalogue regardless and put in the following comments:-

I actually don't have an organization. I
am a parent of a peanut allergic child
and we are looking for alternative
chocolate since the Nestle decision
announced last week. However, I
would be more than pleased to submit
your catalogue to my son's school which
does have a "peanut free" classroom
implemented for him.

I'll see what type of response I get from them. At the very least it is something I can provide Jesse's school with.

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

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I just found out today that my son's school is doing a fundraiser selling this companies chocolates. I checked out their web site and also called them. They said they are totally peanut free. They do sell chocolate covered almonds. My son is allergic only to peanuts. My question is do you think that they would be safe for him to eat? He has been tested for almond and is not allergic. Does it seem possible that the almonds would have to have come from a source where peanut were. I tried to ask the woman on the phone this but her english was as poor as my french. Has anyone given this product to a PA child? I am not sure if I am being overly paranoid or if this is a legitimate concern. Any opinions?

Tracey, this is just my opinion, but because of the risk of cross-contamination between peanuts and tree nuts whereever they may come from, we simply don't allow Jesse to eat tree nuts either. So, for us, the chocolate covered almonds would definitely be out. Also, Jesse is only PA, not TNA. However, this is only our stance on the situation.

I had wanted to post a question (I know, what else is new [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img] ) about whether people, who have tree nuts growing in their country (i.e., southern parts of the U.S.) allow their PA only children to eat the tree nuts fresh off the tree. I suspect if this was the case for me, I would.

Maybe you could get someone who speaks French to call them and see if you can get a better answer to your inquiry.

Do you let your child eat other tree nuts products? That would factor into your answer as well.

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

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Hi Cindy..

Yes.. I agree about the chocolate coated almonds. Every time I see a bag of tree nuts for sale, they seem to always say "may contain traces of peanuts". So the safest thing to do is avoid all nuts. Although I have eaten walnuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, etc for most of my life with no problems.. but now I know about the risk... the risk is there and these days I don't eat any nuts due to my peanut allergy.

So now that you are not stuck in Stayner anymore, do you find it easier to get nut free products? In Toronto, I find that there is a large selection of candy available. The grocery store is filled with Nestle, Cadbury, and Trebor Allan products that are safe to eat (Vermont Nut Free is for sale at Sick Kid's hospital too). I hope you can find more safe products for your child in your new city.

erik, thank-you for asking about our new situation as far as peanut free products. I guess I'm finding more variety in foods in general and that means that I'm also finding a lot more "may contain" products. I had SO little choice where I was that things were really limited.

However, GREAT buy to-day. 250 grams of Gummi Bears by Trebor Allan for $1.67. Fine.
697 grams in a box, also by Trebor Allan for $1.97. So, almost 3 times as much for 30 cents more. This was at a Giant Tiger store.
I then priced out the "no name" or bulk brand and the *real* Gummi Bears by Trebor Allan, the 697 grams were cheaper than the bulk ones. So, this is great for us.

At Christmas there were Trebor Allan Surprise Bags and they were "safe". I now see they have Easter ones out and they're labeled "may contain".

And, in checking out some fast tuna snack thing to-day, also in Giant Tiger, found it had the label "made in". I will be dazed and confused [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/confused.gif[/img] for quite some time with the totally new array of products that I'm confronted with. It has certainly stepped up my contact with manufacturers, which I don't mind, because I post the information here when I get it.

I also recognize that we certainly did live in quite a controlled environment and I'm not clear that in some ways Jesse's PA didn't factor into my decision for staying there for so long. However, it is fabulous here! And that's coming from someone who lived in Toronto until they were 38 years old! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/eek.gif[/img]

No, I'm very very pleased with the array of products (whether safe or not) and the price shopping I can do now that I couldn't do before. Thank-you SO much for asking! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

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

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