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Lawyering Sparks Indian Food Warning Cards with Every Meal

Started by Jerry Brito · 9 months ago

You’d think that people with nut allergies would know to ask about nuts in food before eating–especially a cuisine (Indian, Thai, etc.) known to contain them. You’d think that, because that’s common sense, but you’d be wrong. ... Continue reading »

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  • albatross

    10 months ago

    Actually, this is the kind of straight answer you'd like to get from the cook/waiter/manager. My son has a peanut allergy, and I really appreciated it when the manager of a restaurant more or less said what's on the card to me: We'll do our best, but we're not set up to keep everything with peanuts segregated from the rest of the food, so there's a risk of getting cross-contamination.

    It's *way* too common to have a waitress or waiter just casually say "no, I don't think there are any peanuts in there" without giving any thought to the answer. I don't like endless proliferation of warning labels and lawyer-written notices, but getting some kind of straight answer from the restaurant staff, when they really can't avoid getting peanuts in your food, is worth a lot.
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  • allergy symptoms

    4 months ago

    Actually I also have nut allergy, so i avoid eating in indian or thai restaurant which any food can be contaminated in the kitchen. I generally go for mexican or chinese where peanut are not used in food so I have no fear of consuming peanut accidently
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