200 signatures in one day. What if each of us shared it with one person?
Wow. 200 signatures in the first day. Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, or chipped in to help more people see this. I’ve added decision-makers to the petition because I want it to reach the people at McDonald’s and Wendy’s who can actually give this idea a fair look.
I don’t know where this will go. I do know what got me here. Watching my six-year-old go under anesthesia for an endoscopy was one of the hardest parts of getting answers. After the diagnosis came the everyday stuff: birthday parties, family outings, and the quick stop for food where he has to ask whether there’s anything he can eat. At six, you want to be part of what everyone else is doing.
I keep hearing from people with celiac that there are more gluten-free options than there were five or ten years ago. That gives me hope. For our family, a drive-through meal would be an occasional treat. It would mean a lot to pull up somewhere on a road trip and know our son could pick something, too.
I’m asking McDonald’s and Wendy’s to work with celiac and food safety experts, test an affordable meal at a few U.S. locations, and be open about how they control cross-contact and what they learn. They have a business reason to try it. When one person in a family can’t eat somewhere, the whole family often goes elsewhere. A pilot could show whether earning that family’s trust brings them back. If it works, other chains and local restaurants would have something to learn from.
That’s what I hoped this petition could do: get people talking and put a specific idea in front of someone who can act on it. We got to 200 in a day. If you’ve signed, send it to one person who understands what a simple meal out can mean to a family like ours. If you’re just finding it and want to see these companies give it a serious look, please sign.
Thank you,
Brian