chez
30-01-2012, 08:03 AM
Me and my assistant childminder have several food related allergies including some that include touching the food. Im wondering if anyone else is in this situation and if you would put a policy together to give to parents regarding allergies and ask that them foods are not brought into the house? Parents here provide food for babies under 1.
Foods include:
Cinemon - including smell
Cherries - smell touch and taste
pumpkin - touch
butternut squash - touch
Im aware in the past weve had a few parents bring food that contains the above in and Ive suffered an reaction due to it, for my reactions its a itchey rash but for my assistants cherry reaction its swelling and can include the throat etc.
I would like to ban the above foods from entering the house but is that reasonable?
I also have an onion allergy which is rather nasty (currently Im ill today after cross contamination between tomatoes and onions) Therefore I do not have onions in my house at all for us to prepare/cook etc If parents provide it thats ok as Ive not had to prepare and so little risk of cross contaimination. Should I be letting parents know that their kiddies wont be getting onions at all?
Foods include:
Cinemon - including smell
Cherries - smell touch and taste
pumpkin - touch
butternut squash - touch
Im aware in the past weve had a few parents bring food that contains the above in and Ive suffered an reaction due to it, for my reactions its a itchey rash but for my assistants cherry reaction its swelling and can include the throat etc.
I would like to ban the above foods from entering the house but is that reasonable?
I also have an onion allergy which is rather nasty (currently Im ill today after cross contamination between tomatoes and onions) Therefore I do not have onions in my house at all for us to prepare/cook etc If parents provide it thats ok as Ive not had to prepare and so little risk of cross contaimination. Should I be letting parents know that their kiddies wont be getting onions at all?