Hello, I was on this board a long time ago because of my MFA daughter, now an adult and doing well as far as allergies. I now have a friend who had several reactions requiring epi. She then was diagnosed as allergic to sesame (at least two of the severe reactions were after eating sesame), almonds, macadamia nuts, and possibly others. She had a severe reaction after eating almonds (this was after she tested positive to almonds), so I am sure that one is correct also. The problem is that she is really lax about cross contamination. She thinks it is safe to eat peanuts, despite being allergic to macadamia nuts and an ana reaction to almonds. She said she loves peanuts. She also eats cashews. I explained to her that if you are allergic to tree nuts it is recommended to avoid peanuts due to cross contamination. She said that she is not allergic to all tree nuts, so it is okay to eat peanuts. So then I rephrased it and said if you are allergic to even one tree nut it is recommended to avoid peanuts. She said that if there is no cross contamination warning on the package it is safe. She somehow believes that any time there is cross contact that the law requires it to be stated. I keep telling her that is not true, but she insists it is. I watched her eat in a restaurant and just because she gave the waiter (not the manager and not the chef) a piece of paper listing her allergens she thought the food would be safe. She ate fries without any questions about what else is made in the fryer. I cringed at some of the things she was saying. Try as I might, I could not convince her that she is eating unsafe food. She is having mystery reactions. I went out to dinner with her and my MFA daughter, hoping that when my MFA daughter asked for the chef and asked him several questions about what she would order that my friend would observe that there is much more to it than just handing the waiter a piece of paper with your allergens. I understand that it must be hard to give up foods that you safely ate for decades and I think she just does not want to believe that she must give these foods up. She has needed epi six times in the past year and a half. In addition, she is having minor mystery reactions. I need some articles, especially something explaining that peanuts are unsafe for people with TNA and that cross contact is not required to be stated on the label, also an article about how to order in a restaurant. I am really worried about her. I think she is sick of me talking to her about this, but she is so reckless with her allergies that I am afraid she will have that final reaction. TIA!