Wash. Post: "How to host a safe play date"; one in 13 kids has a food allergy

May 16, 2018, Washington Post: Your kid’s buddy has severe food allergies. Here’s how to host a safe play date https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/your-kids-buddy-has-severe-food-allergies-heres-how-to-host-a-safe-play-date/2018/05/11/920b2a86-4fd2-11e8-b725-92c89fe3ca4c_story.html?utm_term=.26c5bbddbd6a … They are not alone: About 8 percent of American children, which works out to one in every 13, has an allergy to everyday foods such as peanuts, almonds, walnuts, dairy, eggs, soy, wheat, fish or shellfish.