wow…..I think thats super rude of people to comment. I know its hard if you have allergies but seriously you cant expect everyone other there not to eat something because it upsets you. Has tough as it is you need to be responsible for you.

It never used to be an issue years ago. I never even thought about what my kids ate when we were out of the home. You can’t be responsible for other peoples allergies because they don’t wear a sign saying so.

I am sure that parents and/or their children who have alergies would take precautions when out in public anyway. if they are worried that a little of the peanut butter would remain on the trolley, they should take precautions of taking antibacterial wipes with them to wipe the trolley down anyway.

i have never restricted my children’s food out in public and never will.

For all those who don’t agree with me. Too Bad.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 26 Aug 2019 , 7:41 am

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  I agree with you.

No not at all and it is no business of other’s what my child eats.

No, I was never wary of what I gave my son to eat in public.

Not something I would give my child but each to their own

This is a tricky one that I had never really thought about before. If the child had put their hands all over the trolley and left behind traces of peanuts – this could be life threatening for some.

I think this is a classic example of nut allergy fear mongering getting out of control. Nuts are served in restaurants as are seafood. I can understand in schools but outside of that people should be free to eat what they like.

I don’t think shopping trolleys are the place to be feeding kids, why not make sure they are fed before you go shopping or stop at a park or even sit in the car before hand. I don’t think it is very hygienic to be eating in shops it annoys me seeing people do this.

So did the woman that complained go and ask all supermarkets, etc, to not sell nuts? No, the mum who gave the child that sandwich is not a bad mum, the other woman should mind her own business.

If we were to cater for all allergies no one would be able to leave their homes and physical shops won’t exist.

Whats next? Banning peanuts all together? I get the fear of allergies, but if you’re aware it can be managed.

Out in public I wipe down the handle on the trolley so I know it is safe. It is up to me and my daughter is learning what not to touch and keep her pen close. It would be an impossible world if we had to think of all the hazards of living with others. At school she maybe be safer but there is still a problem if someone has not cleaned their hands/clothes properly.

I can only imagine what it is like for a Mum & kids with allergies. It would be scary being out in public. Sorry to those with allergies. I do understand to some degree, I have asthma attacks and migraines triggered by common things such as dust, pollen, fragrances, cigarette smoke, smoke.
But in saying that, I go out knowing I have to do my best to avoid said triggers and have my medication in the event I am triggered. I would love people to not mow their lawns as I drive past their house, and people not to smoke in the car park or have strong perfume on, but the reality is, these things happen pretty much every time I go out.
So no, food allergens are a reality in public, and we just have to do what we can to avoid ourselves getting triggered, or our children. It is not up to the public to stop consuming foods that may cause an allergic reaction. Considering every food can be a potential allergen to someone, it would require the public to NEVER eat in public again, only in the privacy of their home.

That’s like telling an adult not to have a peanut butter sandwich or nut snacks at work.. being pregnant I’m craving Peanut butter and I always have one when I’m at work, I do take extra precautions and wash my hands ect after iv eaten it but far out… there’s gotta be a line…

At school that’s fair enough but when you are out and about, nobody should care. I wish people would praise eachother more instead of putting them down.

People seriously need to mind their own business.

We take peanut butter sandwiches everywhere.

I won’t let the kids have peanut butter before daycare as I know there’s a child that attends with anaphyliaxis however, we actually don’t know what the allergy is to so for all I know it could be to strawberries or eggs… I can’t assume that wherever I go that somewhere there may or may not have an allergy as then our diets would all be very restricted. There’s so many other allergies that cause anapphylaxis that who know’s what you could be exposing other kids to…

I give my son peanut butter when we are out. I’m sorry but it’s the one thing I can actually get him to eat while we are out and about and it’s convenient. There are plenty of other things (satay, nuts, musliebars etc) that people eat in public and may leave traces of, and if you have a child that’s allergic, then you need to wipe over surfaces of trolleys just Incase. I personally wipe down trolleys anyway because they get so dirty!
You can’t restrict people to their homes when eating certain foods. That’s just silly