Thinking about cross-contamination, I began considering wheat contamination in butter or mayonnaise. Family members may spread wheat to these items by spreading the condiment on bread and getting more of the condiment from the jar. This method of contamination applies to nut butters or fruit spreads as well, and may be a large concern in families with young children.

How can individuals prevent shared condiments from being contaminated?

• serve condiments in ramekins or dipping bowls to each person, using a clean serving utensil.
• teach the family to put necessary spreads on their plate with a utensil for that condiment, and to use a butter knife to put it on their food.
• buy special condiments for allergic members and label them so others will not use them
• remove all wheat products from the household

Families will need to determine what works best for them. If only one individual in the family has the allergy, a home "wheat-ban" is extreme, individual portions may be wasteful, it takes time for young children to learn the proper way to spread items, and buying double condiments is expensive.