My wedding is in the fall and I want to do an edible favor. Caramel Apples are at the top of the list. However, our theme isn't necessarily "fall." There are no leaves, no pumpkins, apple baskets or hay anywhere in sight. I'm just worried that Caramel Apples are too fall-ish...or am I being a nut case?
Re: probably stressing for no reason but...
I'm a teacher, and a co-worker has a son who has peanut and tree nut allergies, as did one of my students. Both were severe enough to require epi-pens if they even touched peanut butter, much less ingested it.
It's not enough for people with those allergies to just avoid eating the nuts. If the candy apples without nuts are made in the same place as those with nuts, contamination may well have happened.
For that reason, you should probably label the product (I'd think the manufacturer already has) with a disclaimer that they are made in a facility where nuts are used.
People with severe allergies will know not even to try them. I'd go without the nuts altogether, but add the disclaimer, JIC.
I wouldn't have thought about it. It's good that you did.