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"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Ding - Dong Daddy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> Okay...why would they do a crowdfunding for an autopsy, would not an
>> autopsy be an "automatic" thing in this case...???
>>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/09...l-shut-down-af
>> ter-toddler-dies-after-eating-grilled-cheese.html
>>
>> "New York City school shut down when toddler dies after eating
>> grilled cheese
>>
>> A school in New York City on Wednesday shut down after a 3-year-old
>> boy, severely allergic to dairy, died after eating a grilled cheese
>> sandwich, reports said.
>>
>> Elijah Silvera died on Nov. 3 after he went into anaphylactic shock
>> from eating a grilled cheese at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family
>> Services in Harlem, The Daily News reported. He was rushed to the
>> Harlem Hospital pediatric emergency room where he died.
>>
>> Silvera was served the sandwich €śdespite them [the school] knowing
>> and having documented that he has a severe allergy to dairy,€ť
>> according to a GoFundMe page. The New York City Health Department
>> released a statement late Wednesday that the school will remain close
>> as the investigation continues, Fox 8 reported.
>>
>> "There is nothing more important than the safety of our children and
>> we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will get to the bottom of
>> what happened here. In the meantime, were closing the Center for
>> Family Services and continuing to aggressively investigate what
>> happened and whether the facility could have done something
>> differently to prevent this tragedy," the statement read.
>>
>> Silveras GoFundMe page has raised nearly $18,500 and will go
>> towards an independent autopsy report..."

>
> I was not aware that a cheese allergy could be that severe. I've not
> heard of it before. Nuts sometimes, yes, but not cheese or dairy.


The difference with peanuts is that it is easier for the particles to get
airborne. One reason why they are often no longer served on airplanes. Not
only are the particles airborne but recirculated in the air. People with
life threatening peanut allergies can't go near those peanut butter making
machines that some stores have.

Eggs are similar in that when they are cooked, they can sometimes release
something into the air that can cause an allergic reaction to those with egg
allergies.

People can be allergic to any food but some are less common. Used to be a
Latino waitress here with a life threatening cilantro allergy. She had to be
super careful when dining out, to the point of not going to a restaurant
that had any cilantro containing foods on the menu.