Allergies

It is sad how some, not all because there are a lot of people out there who are informed, but some individuals feel they have a handle on not cross contaminating foods. This reaches from restaurants to schools, with a lot of establishments putting gluten free items on a menu, this however does not mean a person with a wheat allergy can eat it. It just basically means it does not contain wheat!

With this in mind I find it sad when asking a specific restaurants if they cross contaminate, and the severs look at you as if your from another planet. Like yea, does your gluten free area not have gluten products anywhere around it, do you have special pots pans among other items for these gluten free products, if your serving pizza is it cooked in a separate oven and then there is my favorite, who is touching the food are they just the gluten free person.....

People seem to think oh its says it it must be.. I say hooooeeeeyyyy

Just the other day my daughter in law was preparing for a childs valentine party at our local grade school, now the children can have food in this but the people who are part of the room parents have compiled a list and you need to go off the list or no food... well bringing this to one mothers attention and saying that the children with allergies will need a separate section and the mom responded with they wont get crossed contaminated I know im a vegan... news flash lad vegan is not a health issue

But keeping the knowledge going in a common sense version...  and we will use wheat as a example it could be any food allergy ok...

If a person touches a item that has gluten say a piece of pretzel then touches a say piece of fruit which has no gluten it has now become cross contaminated, but for those who are vegan if they touch a hot dog then a carrot that hot dog didn't become the carrot.

So in this aspect I just want those who are with allergies to think about the handling the