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As long as it's synthetic rubber, not natural latex, another very common
allergen
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Earl Stirling
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On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Beryl Rosenthal <
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> Or the pelleted rubber used in playgrounds.
> Beryl
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> On Jun 28, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Liza Rawson wrote:
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> > Hi Kim--
> >
> > I can offer personal experience with this issue. I was a chaperon on a
> > school trip many years when two children with severe nut allergies
> reacted
> > to walnut shells used in a hands-on exhibition. Fortunately their parent
> > was equipped with epi-pens and they were able to buy time to get
> emergency
> > care. The shells were removed from the gallery floor shortly thereafter.
> >
> > As the parent of a child with fatal allergies, clearly posted warnings
> and
> > signage are a must--if you must. It's my feeling however, that the best
> > course of action is to not use anything that might cause a severe
> reaction
> > in the first place.
> >
> > What about shredded/crumbled cork?
> >
> > Liza Rawson
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> > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Kim Hunter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >> As many museums and science centers have done, we have been using walnut
> >> shells in our fossil dig pits. However, it has come to our attention
> >> that there could be issues regarding walnut shell allergies. Has anyone
> >> encountered any issues using walnut shells? If so, did you discontinue
> >> using them - what did you replace with? Or did you continue to use
> >> them and posted signs warning of possible reactions?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --Kim
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> >>
> >>
> >> Kim Hunter
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