No more peanut butter at Ghirardelli's?

[mousehockey37]

An interesting longitudinal study in Lancet discovered that children with early exposure to peanuts were 4x less likely to develop an allergy versus those who were never exposed to peanuts. We may be making the problem worse...

DS's first food reaction was at 6 months old, when he ate his very first solid food. After that he had food reactions just about every other time we introduced a new food. He landed in the hospital right at his first birthday. "Delaying" had nothing to do with his food allergies. I never know what to think when I hear about or read these studies. They just don't apply to everyone I guess.

Study this, study that... The human body changes over time. As people age their bodies change. As we progress scientifically with engineering food, look at all the things on the label. You have to pay MORE for the products in the organic aisle that contain 2 or 3 ingredients as opposed to others that may have a list a mile long. All these hormones and such that they're putting into chicken and such, it makes the chicken breast bigger, so they can put a bigger $$ tag on it, but it's also having adverse effects on the people that eat it. This is why you see people going for free range chicken and such... It's not a matter of studies...

 

[AlohaAnnie]

We are a peanut butter loving family. I think it is good for those with allergies as long as we still have ice cream places to eat our peanuts and peanut butter and this doesn't end up as a Walt Disney World rule as well.

You can still get the No Way Jose at Beaches and Cream as well as The All American sundae at Plaza Ice Cream Parlor on Main Street in Magic Kingdom.

I have friends with Peanut allergy children and the fear I see in their eyes is heart breaking for me and the epi pens are many!

 

[Kathryn777]

DS's first food reaction was at 6 months old, when he ate his very first solid food. After that he had food reactions just about every other time we introduced a new food. He landed in the hospital right at his first birthday. "Delaying" had nothing to do with his food allergies. I never know what to think when I hear about or read these studies. They just don't apply to everyone I guess.

I agree. My son's friend was in our daycare and I know he had issues with his first solid foods, and when his mom was breastfeeding. I never know what to think about these studies either. I developed my almond allergy in my 20's and I ate them tons beforehand

 

[Minniesgal]

When my son was born in 2009, the typical advice was to delay giving foods that might cause an allergic reaction (peanuts being one of them). When my daughter was born just 3 years later the advice of our pediatrician had changed. He told us that recent studies had shown that countries where allergenic foods were not delayed had less cases of food allergies. (Shellfish being consumed from a very early age in Asian countries, for example, resulted in fewer people with allergies to shellfish compared to countries that delayed eating shellfish). Hopefully this change in what is recommended to parents will result in fewer food allergies for kids in the future.

That's one study but it isn't definitive. In the UK they tell us peanut allergies were caused by over exposure to peanut oil in babies as it was an ingredient in the most popular cream used on babies bums to prevent nappy rash.

And any young exposure isn't going to help with peanut allergies as they are not exactly suitable for very young children. Between the choking risk of the nuts and the high saline content of peanut butter they need to be a bit older for exposure

 

[punkin712]

given the number and severity of allergies this can only be good news. I'm surprised anyone still serves peanut products commercially it is just way too risky

Fewer than 1% of individuals in the US have a reported peanut allergy. In fact, there are more people in the US with a shellfish allergy than with a peanut allergy. To go a step further, there is a higher percentage of individuals who stutter than suffer a peanut allergy. I'm not saying that a severe peanut allergy shouldn't be taken seriously, but I think we are starting to go a little overboard with the "big brother" approach of dealing with these things. We are approaching a slippery slope - if everyone with an allergy or sensitivity or otherwise is able to convince corporations and organizations to start banning products, we're going to start losing our personal ability to act responsibly. I agree that restaurants should be able to provide ingredient lists and warnings so that individuals can inform themselves and make good decisions, but I don't think that banning products for the other 99%+ is the appropriate action. And yes, I know that this is one ice cream shop and not all of Disney. But, like I said, we're heading toward a slippery slope.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Thats what the Disney Food Blog is reporting. Has anyone heard it from any other sources?

How about a Reese's Cup?

 

[kamik86]

As much as I feel for those with allergies and hope that places take them seriously I think it sucks that places are doing away from peanut products... A few places is fine... but I am hoping this doesn't become a huge trend.... at least 5 guys has shakes now I doubt they are going peanut free any time soon (I actually found it funny that they have a seperate colored handle for the pump they use for the peanut butter stuff for shakes... I would think someone with a peanut allergy couldn't even go in that place!)

 

[Minniesgal]

Fewer than 1% of individuals in the US have a reported peanut allergy. In fact, there are more people in the US with a shellfish allergy than with a peanut allergy. To go a step further, there is a higher percentage of individuals who stutter than suffer a peanut allergy. I'm not saying that a severe peanut allergy shouldn't be taken seriously, but I think we are starting to go a little overboard with the "big brother" approach of dealing with these things. We are approaching a slippery slope - if everyone with an allergy or sensitivity or otherwise is able to convince corporations and organizations to start banning products, we're going to start losing our personal ability to act responsibly. I agree that restaurants should be able to provide ingredient lists and warnings so that individuals can inform themselves and make good decisions, but I don't think that banning products for the other 99%+ is the appropriate action. And yes, I know that this is one ice cream shop and not all of Disney. But, like I said, we're heading toward a slippery slope.

Yeah but you know what I have taught kids with a severe peanut allergy. Some were so bad that even the smell of peanuts in the same room set off a reaction needing an epipen and quickly. This is not a personal choice issue it is a public health issue and seems reasonable to be cautious when kids lives could very easily be in danger

I'm not convinced your stats are right. Every year I have taught I have had more than 1 kid with a severe nut allergy. Seems like a lot more than 2% of the population. However for me the pertinent point is not how many people are effected but how severely

The other thing to take into account is that a lot of these allergies are sudden onset. It is one thing to manage this for kids who you know have it but first attacks are very dangerous

I'm sorry but when a food substance could be life threatening to some of the population especially children I don't see the problem on restricting it people can still use it at home.

 

[kamik86]

Yeah but you know what I have taught kids with a severe peanut allergy. Some were so bad that even the smell of peanuts in the same room set off a reaction needing an epipen and quickly. This is not a personal choice issue it is a public health issue and seems reasonable to be cautious when kids lives could very easily be in danger

I'm not convinced your stats are right. Every year I have taught I have had more than 1 kid with a severe nut allergy. Seems like a lot more than 2% of the population. However for me the pertinent point is not how many people are effected but how severely

The other thing to take into account is that a lot of these allergies are sudden onset. It is one thing to manage this for kids who you know have it but first attacks are very dangerous

I'm sorry but when a food substance could be life threatening to some of the population especially children I don't see the problem on restricting it people can still use it at home.

The point on shellfish though still stands. Many people have very strong and quick reactions to shellfish and since most places don't steam peanuts but they do steam shellfish I would think the issue of shellfish in the air would be worse.

 

[amcnj]

Thats what the Disney Food Blog is reporting. Has anyone heard it from any other sources?

I had an email from Ghiardelli's themselves advising of this change.