Chocolate!

I haven't posted here in a long time-- really, I haven't been thinking much about the allergy, but we are gearing up for a trip to the US and it will suddenly become more of an issue, with peanuts and peanut butter becoming much more common.

For now, I have discovered that Lindt chocolate labels specifically-- instead of just saying "frutos secos" "frutos de cáscara" (basically, "nuts") they specify: May contain traces of almond and hazelnut." Since my child is not allergic to either of those nuts, and they are listed only as traces, not as actual ingredients, I feel comfortable letting him eat the chocolate labelled this way (it's possible that some varieties of Lindt chocolate may list peanut traces, though I haven't yet found any.)

I also noticed that Carte D'or ice cream labels some of their flavours as having possible traces of peanut and other nuts, and other flavours don't carry this warning. It seems worth investigating further to see if these other flavours might actually be peanut safe.