Jean B. > wrote:

>spamtrap1888 wrote:

>> People with peanut allergies are allergic to peanut proteins. The
>> concentration of peanut proteins in commercially refined peanut oils
>> is far too low to set off a reaction.

>What? My friend with a child who has a very serious peanut
>allergy would go bonkers if she saw this dangerous comment.

I agree with spamtrap, if it's an allergy, the allergen is a protein.

It's possible for a person to have a sensitivity to non-proteins,
but not an allergy, and a peanut allergy does not fall into this
category.

Steve