Allergy Awareness

As each academic year passes there seems to be more and more emphasis on Allergy Awareness in our schools.

Allergies can range from minor in nature to extremely severe and can even lead to death. There are allergies to any food you can think of. 

So the question becomes "what can we do about it"? For starters, we can start the process of educating our children at the earliest age possible, as early as preschool.
Firsthand accounts demonstrate that children as young as 4 years old, when taught properly, can be sensitive and aware of other children with allergies. Like all learned behavior allergy awareness must be continually stressed with our young children.

FLIK Independent Schools proclaims to be "Nut Aware" meaning Flik will not intentionally add nuts or nut products to recipes without proper notification in the way of menu signage. With the exception of Peanut Butter, nuts have been removed from all our dining hall menus.  With so many products available to us it is nearly impossible to guarantee items to be "Nut Free" as there can be hidden traces of various nuts or nut oils in many products. Research indicates that there are traces of nut oils in chocolate milk, but very seldom is it listed. Additional research demonstrates that nut oils can be stubborn to the point of not completely washing away in a commercial dish cleaning machine. After several cycles in a dish machine, cookie pans can still contain traces of nut oils which are strong enough to trigger a reaction to a person with sensitive allergies. FLIK annually trains all employees on allergy awareness. Managers constantly reinforce the training and keep all aware about cross-contamination. We work closely with our purveyors and inspect all labels on new food items.

If you are ever in doubt of any item being served, please ask to speek to the Chef.