On 8/12/2014 5:32 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Mayo" > wrote in message ...
>> 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.
>
> Yes and nobody really knows why for sure.

Lots of bogeymen to blame though.

I think sf was right on Monsanto.

No proof, just an opinion.