Prevention of food anaphylactic reactions in schools
http://www.allergy.org.au…anaphylaxis.htm
Risk minimisation with regard to particular foods (peanuts and tree nuts) is indicated, however the implementation of blanket food bans or attempts to prohibit the entry of food substances into schools are not recommended.
Issues considered in not recommending blanket food bans were;
* the practicalities of such measures
* the issue that for school age children an essential step is to develop strategies for avoidance in the wider community as well as at school
* the lack of evidence of the effectiveness of such measures
* other guidelines and position statements (1;8) and experts do not recommend such measures (9;10)
* some guidelines state that such a policy should be “considered” for a specific foodstuff such as peanut (11) rather than recommended
* food bans at schools are not recommended by allergy consumer organisations
* the risk of complacency about avoidance strategies if a food is banned.
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I just stumbled across this. Some of you will have seen it no doubt already, but what an excellent article. I’m so impressed with it I’m going to put a link to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) in our links to the right of the page.
Go to the link and read the whole page, it’s magic.
Aaron