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uk_chris2000

08/7/2015 at 11:56am
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Were off on our first camping trip to France in 6 weeks time, the thing is I have a bad nut allergy. I have and carry my Epi-Pen with me but i've been reading that they use this certain flour in there breads that contains nuts. I've managed in other countries with my allergy but i'm very careful only usually eating rice, pasta, meats and salad.

I feel like a robot asking does it contain nuts, and then them not understanding me, plus it limits the family as to where we eat.

Does anyone here have the same problem and how do you manage? Is there any foods to avoid ?

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08/7/2015 at 12:40pm
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my wife has the same issue ( peanuts and tree nuts x2 epi pens in case one fails or we are more than 30 mins form hospital)

and has never had a problem with normal bread from supermarkets or little local bakers ( but I have heard that some mills also process sesame so they may put a warning for contamination)

she does avoid croissants as they may be made at same time as the almond croissants

But they do use almond flour in macarrons ( so maybe this is where the info came from)

she does ask in restaurants but supermarkets are quite good on labelling, with less of the Tesco mentality of just label everything as trace nuts

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uk_chris2000

08/7/2015 at 12:49pm
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Thanks for the reply :-) I've just been googling and have found some cards which state the allergy written in French so i'll print them off. Think i'm going to steer clear of the pastries to be safe, and write down the names of nuts in French.

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I use allergy cards as cannot eat gluten (wheat, barley, rye, oats). The have worked well in the past.

Print off extras - a couple of places we went to asked if they could keep then as they were useful.

New laws that came into force in Dec 2014 should help this year

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Hubby is a Coeliac and the labelling in France is really good for allergy's it will always show if nut are present. We are just back from Luxembourg and Belgium these are also good at food labelling the restaurants know all about food allergy's ect.

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Daughter (aged 6) has severe nut allergies.

We read the labels on pre-packed stuff and avoid fresh from the bakery. All EU countries have to list allergens in ingredients and in most cases French supermarkets also lists traces of.

Following this policy we have been OK for three years (since diagnosis). Generally from our experience Carrefour are the best for listing ingredients and having safe bread/croissants, L'Eclerc and Intermarche are the worst.

Be careful also of crisps as we did accidentally once buy peanut flavour snacks! We re-checked the label before eating thankfully.

In terms of the flour I have not heard of it containing nuts (and it would have to be labelled) but you may be thinking of Lupin flour which is a legume and, therefore, technically, is related to peanuts (not tree nuts). Very few people are allergic to this, even peanut allergy sufferers.

Our family behaviour has totally changed since our daughter's diagnosis - none of us now eat nuts/peanuts in any form and they never cross the door of our house/motorhome (not even "may contain traces"). Lifestyle-wise it means we don't eat out as a family (not worth the risk, especially abroad in our view) but feel this is a price worth paying. France is such an amazing place that this is only a tiny aspect of why we would want to go so it doesn't bother us; occasionally we pine for a restaurant meal but are, ultimately, happy to protect our daughter and the rest of the family understand and accept this. I'm sure your lot will feel the same about you!!!

Any more questions, just ask. This is such a serious issue for many these days that is rarely talked about - the more information the better.

uk_chris2000

08/7/2015 at 5:25pm
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Thanks for all your replies its all very helpful, I think i'm going to do all the cooking myself and be very wary of labelling. Its not worth the risk especially in a foreign country. Its amazing what they do actually add nuts to, not just the food but everyday products such as soaps, face scrubs.

I'm quite lucky ive suffered with this since 7 years old (34 now) and have had only two attacks both before turning 10 years old where my throat actually closed over, i've had a few skin contacts with products where i've broken out into a hive like rash.

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