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PEANUT ALLERGY FAQ |
| Dear Parents: Welcome to a new school year. Please know that a student has been identified with a SEVERE PEANUT ALLERGY in your child’s classroom. With an allergy this severe, even the tiniest trace of peanuts or residue can cause a FATAL reaction. We would like to provide some useful information regarding food products. The best form of prevention is education! Did you know that these snacks contain Peanut Products? • Plain M & M’s and Raisinettes – List peanuts as an ingredient • ALL Snyder’s Pretzels – Now say they are processed with peanut butter • ALL Toll House Chocolate Morsels, Choc. Chunks, Swirled chips – all contain peanuts • Wal-Mart brand Gummy Bears and Popsicles- Manufactured with peanuts • Keebler Soft Batch and All Chips Deluxe Cookies– Contain peanuts • ALL Granola Bars - All contain peanuts or peanut flour • ALL Cereal Bars and Kudos Snack Bars - All varieties contain peanuts • Nabisco Ritz Bitz Sandwich Crackers - Cheese Crackers & Peanut Butter list peanuts • ALL Little Debbie Treats - All varieties are made on equipment shared with peanuts • Utz Classic Potato Chips and Kettle Classic Potato Chips – Contain peanut oil • Jelly Beans - Most include peanut as an ingredient • Candy Corn – Contains peanuts • Stauffer Animal Crackers and Cheddar Whales – Traces of peanuts • Hostess - Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and Crumb Cake - May contain peanuts • Duncan Hines Whipped Frosting in Large 18 oz. tub – Lists a peanut warning • Hershey’s Assorted Miniature Candy Bars and Almond Kisses - Contain peanuts • Chex Mix - All varieties contain peanuts • Trail Mixes - Include peanuts • Utz Caramel and Cheese Popcorn Puff’n Corn - Contain peanut oil • Oreos Double Delight Chocolate Cream and Peanut Butter Cookies - contain peanuts This is only a very small portion of all peanut-containing products, but hopefully it will help to illustrate the fact that peanuts can be found in many different foods. Please remember that INGREDIENT LABELS CHANGE FREQUENTLY - “New and Improved” or “Better Tasting” generally indicates a change in ingredients. Note that these changes may result in the addition of peanuts or nut products. Thank you for your support in trying to reduce the risk of a LIFE-THREATENING REACTION in school. |
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