I know some people who would’ve preferred sand. My nephew had a cat food phase.
Comment on "Gluten Free" has officially gone too far.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoIf your kids are eating sand so often that you have to make sure the sand is gluten free, I think that’s the least of your worries.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I mean, actually eating it isn’t necessarily the thought. Putting it—and especially in the case of nut allergies their hands—in their mouth is the main consideration. I can’t speak to the rest of the design choices.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nut allergies, sure. But I’ve never heard of someone with celiac not being able to touch something with gluten in it. Someone here claims their child does, but that sounds surprisingly niche to be in a regular toy aisle. The sand just mentions about being gluten free.
I don’t know, I just don’t know why anyone would expect sand to have gluten in it in the first place, even a parent with a gluten-sensitive kid. It’s sand.
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
From what I’m reading on their website it’s definitely a hypoallergenic/safety feature.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Okay, but who ever heard of sand that wasn’t hypoallergenic? Is that really a thing? Has someone with celiac or a nut allergy had that allergy triggered by sand?
MagnyusG@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s important for children with celiacs or allergies as even a tiny amount of exposure can have catastrophic effects. They don’t need to consume it, even touching it can affect them.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not annoyed. I was amused. I’m still amused at the idea of gluten-free sand. All sand is gluten-free. It’s sand.
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
This is KINETIC sand, a special compound that is either made with polymers, starch or flour. It isn’t just sand.
And if you spend any amount of time with children, you’ll know they put anything in their mouth.
Maybe listen to people who are parents and have legitimate concern of products containing gluten being problematic for their offsprings.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
As I said to someone else, no one needs to buy kinetic sand, it’s incredibly easy to make. If an allergy is an issue with that sort of thing, they can make it themselves. Same with play-dough. Why are they trusting someone else to do it with stuff so easy to make they literally have kids make it themselves in things like Girl Scouts.