Our dessert labels do not identify which sweets contain nuts
WeddingsOur dessert display has thirty small labels and none identifies allergens.
Several guests reported nut allergies. The baker says the kitchen handles nuts and cannot promise that any item is free from cross-contact.
The labels currently say chocolate tart, almond cake and vanilla macaron. Only one name reveals the obvious nut ingredient, and guests should not have to reverse-engineer pastry recipes.
The caterer can place one general warning beside the display. I worry that a single sign will disappear behind flowers or be interpreted as applying only to one tray.
We can label each dessert with its known ingredients and state that all were produced in a shared kitchen. We can also order sealed allergy-aware desserts from another provider and serve them separately.
The second option gives affected guests something identifiable rather than asking them to study a warning and abstain from the entire table.
Would you label every dessert, add a separate packaged option or remove the self-service display? When a wedding offers abundant food that some guests cannot evaluate safely, is disclosure enough?