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I think if you have a severe allergy it's just too risky. I'm not saying it's right or fair but how can you guarantee theres no cross contamination. If I had a severe allergy I just wouldn't eat in restaurants. Would you?
jakemcree-
One of my friends had a severe peanut allergy and has a very select few restaurants/takeaways that they trust.
Also booking airBNBs and things like that, husband needs to clean larder and fridge etc before using.
She recently had an allergic reaction, because she was washing clothes and scrubbed at a stain on her son’s nursery school clothes which happened to be peanut butter.
I don’t have peanut oil in the house and deep clean the kitchen before she and her family come round, and am still on edge when they come round for dinner. I don’t know how many of their other friends, or even restaurants take that kind of care.
I’m glad I don’t have an allergy that could kill me, but if I did I would do my best to avoid any risk, or rely on the hygiene standards of others.
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I'm coeliac, so it's not a severe allergy, but if accidentally ingest gluten then I'll be sick. I have to eat in restaurants, because if I'm travelling with work or entertaining clients then eating out is mandatory.
You can't just ban people from eating out. The catering industry needs to understand that this is an issue that they have to work with, and ensure that they have policies in place to deal with it and ensure staff are trained properly. If they won't, then legislation should be the next step.
Acliff
andyp
So effectively anyone with any kind of food allergy is a second class citizen?