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[CMdeux]

Dave, your very thorough explanation is deeply appreciated.  Thank you VERY much for taking the time to explain. 

[YouKnowWho]

For me - my biggest fear is that someone will attempt to feed this to my child because they read it on a "safe list".  Worse, being seriously confrontational about it. 

I don't know how many times my older son was told, it's okay because it doesn't have peanuts in it - problem being that he isn't allergic to peanuts, his allergies are to wheat, rye, barley and egg. 

It's really hard to teach kids, for lack of a better phrase, have the balls to stand up to an authority figure, especially one that is under the impression "they have your best interest at heart".  And sadly yes, I have to teach my kids to keep repeating firmer and louder No's (even to the point of being nasty) in the same way they would in the case of a stranger danger situation.

So yes, I do see the benefit of the list as a starting off point for an allergic parent's research and I do see the benefit of safe lists to have in the classroom.  But my biggest concern is someone using that power to feed my child.