Nut Allergy: Would You Eat Seeds That "may Contain Other Organic Pieces.."

[MissPatient21]

Hi everyone,

If you were allergic to nuts, especially peanuts, would you consume a product that is made in a peanut free facility but "is packaged in a facility that also packages tree nuts"?

Peanuts are my worst allergy, and I'm not sure if I'm allergic to other nuts in the same way.

I just bought Klein Family Farms Arroyo Seco raw sunflower kernels. Their packaging says "Packaged in a facility that also packages tree nuts. This bad may contain other organic pieces. Peanut Free Facility."

The company is Klein Bros. and is based out of Stockton, CA.

If you had a nut allergy, would you feel comfortable eating a product like this? It does not note the the packaging equipment is shared. That is unclear. It must be though, if they note that there could be other organic pieces in the bag?

Is it a requirement for manufacturers to wash the packaging equipment between each product? Could there also be dust from nuts?

I'd call the company, but it's Sunday today and there's no number listed on the bag.

I wonder if it'd be helpful to wash the seeds?

I would just love any input anyone has. Thank you.

[ravenwoodglass]

Peanuts are a legume not a true nut. However if you have multiple allergies and your reactions are severe you may want to get tested for tree nuts at some point if you are not sure whether you are actually allergic to them. I really can't advise on whether to risk it or not though.

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While “nut” is in their name, peanuts are in fact legumes. Peanuts actually grow underground, as opposed to nuts like walnuts, almonds, etc. that grow on trees (and are sometimes referred to as "tree nuts").

[precious831]

Hi everyone,

If you were allergic to nuts, especially peanuts, would you consume a product that is made in a peanut free facility but "is packaged in a facility that also packages tree nuts"?

Peanuts are my worst allergy, and I'm not sure if I'm allergic to other nuts in the same way.

I just bought Klein Family Farms Arroyo Seco raw sunflower kernels. Their packaging says "Packaged in a facility that also packages tree nuts. This bad may contain other organic pieces. Peanut Free Facility."

The company is Klein Bros. and is based out of Stockton, CA.

If you had a nut allergy, would you feel comfortable eating a product like this? It does not note the the packaging equipment is shared. That is unclear. It must be though, if they note that there could be other organic pieces in the bag?

Is it a requirement for manufacturers to wash the packaging equipment between each product? Could there also be dust from nuts?

I'd call the company, but it's Sunday today and there's no number listed on the bag.

I wonder if it'd be helpful to wash the seeds?

I would just love any input anyone has. Thank you.

I have three nephews that are severely allergic to peanuts, they are anaphylaptic and have to carry epipens. Not sure how severe your peanut allergy is. If you're not comfortable, I would just not eat those. Also you can get tested for tree nut allergies. I can't remember if my nephews can eat tree nuts, I'll have to ask. I thought they were avoiding nuts and tree nuts all together.

[missy'smom]

My son has tested pos. to both tree nuts and peanuts in the past. No "known" reactions. He just avoids eating them. The allergist said he should avoid tree nuts that are cooked in peanut oil but can start trying tree nuts, very slowly again after not consuming them for two years. He's up for re-testing in a couple months so we'll see if his tree nuts are still pos. For now, he gets to re-introduce one kind of nut every two months and one serving only once or twice a week. If there are no apparent reactions we can proceed with the same schedule until re-testing time. Last time he was tested, he reacted to peanuts, second time so peanuts are still out. I don't know how helpful that is other than to say ones approach can vary. We do have an epi-pen just because of the nature of a couple of his allergies but he's never had a reaction and his testing didn't indicate that he would, but due to the nature of the particular allergens..just in case.