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Originally Posted by maleficent
Sunflower allergies appear to be different than nut allergies (different familes) but sunflower seed oil is a fairly common ingredient in a lot of foods... Having this allergy identified would be important.
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What Mal said. YOu can have a sunflower allergy but not a nut allergy. This doesn't mean he's completely safe to eat nuts, but it does mean there MAY be no cross reactivity.
Nut allergies have a tendancy to be more severe al la anaphylaxis, which is why most people allergic to peanuts have to carry epipens with them. The warnings on the packagings are because nut allergies tend to be so severe if someone eats something even prepped with "nut residue" on it it might be enough to kill them.