Kevin

If peanuts were outlawed only outlaws would have peanuts.

I agree there should not be any need for assault style peanuts or any large bags available but to anyone in the military. ten peanuts per bag should be plenty.

Also there should be no loop holes for buying peanuts at peanut shows without a background check. Peanut users should all be registered just for the safety of everyone else.

Kevin, sometimes I miss the points of some of your blogs, thanks for making this one so clear to me.

The problem nowadays is that there are so many serious allergies to so many foods it would be indeed be ridiculous to try and ban them all. My grandson is highly allergic to cashew, mustard seeds and pistachio nuts... and at one time lupin. All I ask is that food manufacturers and caterers label their foods correctly and if they don't be accountable if someone has a reaction/dies.

There was a case recently where someone died due to negligence on the part of the caterer's failure to label their sandwiches correctly. AND, at Christmas, my daughter had a chocolate log cake specially made so our grandson could eat it. Imagine our horror when we opened the box and noticed some of the decorations included pistachio nuts. I would not like to be a fly on the wall when my daughter complained.

I'm doing my bit by ridding the cupboard of all peanuts, as we speak.

Why are people dying with allergies anyway? Has this happened before? I supposed this could explain mysterious deaths throughout history. Maybe King Tut was killed by an allergy to sand. One never knows. Or Cesar wasn't assassinated, he died because he was allergic to the wool in his toga and his death was a giant coverup by the wool industry. The black death was caused by an allergy to soap. I suppose if we quit eating and drinking we could rid the planet of this allergy scourge.

That way we have a choice. We can keep our choices.

Now, isn't that special? Can we really do that?
I hope so.