On 8/12/2014 11:26 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
3-4% of Americans have a serious food allergy, but indications are that
..6% of them are allergic to peanuts.


What's odd is how that has spiked up lately.

http://content.time.com/time/health/...869095,00.html

Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.