Herein we present a retrospective study concerning the provision of school meals for children with food allergies to avoid specially selected menus where these did not seem essential and to improve the day-to-day quality of life of these children and their families. Eighty-two children aged between 3 and 15 years presenting food allergies, primarily to peanuts and/or cashew nuts, partook of school meals without any specially prepared menus as part of the Individualised Meal Project (projet d'accueil individualise [PAID following a study concerning the reading of menus, conducted with the help of school doctors within the region as well as the various bodies responsible for school meals. Based on advances in knowledge about and treatment of food allergies (FA) in recent years, we felt it was essential to be able to provide a personalised school meal service taking into account the serious nature of FA, French dietary habits and available data concerning allergic accidents associated with school meals. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.