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Old 07-17-2018, 01:05 PM
 
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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I'm 58, and growing up in the 1960's and 70's I never knew anyone with a food allergy. Now it's peanuts, soy, gluten, etc.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:29 PM
 
Location: Redwood City, CA
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“The peanut allergy community...”

Uh-huh.

The version of this story that I read sounded as though the parents are blaming the makers of Chips Ahoy (child-killing flavor). They were very careful to state that their daughter COULD NOT SEE the Reese’s label on the packaging.

I dunno, maybe I’m completely off-base here, but since she was dead 90 minutes later it seems like they might not have had enough time to ascertain what the child did or did not see, quite as precisely as the article states.

Lawsuit. Which the family will lose.

The cookies sound delicious. I’m going to look for them at my local store.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:30 PM
 
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“the peanut allergy community...”

uh-huh.

The version of this story that i read sounded as though the parents are blaming the makers of chips ahoy (child-killing flavor). They were very careful to state that their daughter could not see the reese’s label on the packaging.

I dunno, maybe i’m completely off-base here, but since she was dead 90 minutes later it seems like they might not have had enough time to ascertain what the child did or did not see, quite as precisely as the article states.

Lawsuit. Which the family will lose.

The cookies sound delicious. I’m going to look for them at my local store.
+1.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I thought most kids know what Reese's are, especially if they have peanut allergies. I wonder if she is from another country and wasn't familiar with American candy products.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Somewhere gray and damp, close to the West Coast
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Someone who has a child with severe food allergies.....
NEEDS
TO
READ
EVERY
WORD
ON
THE
PACKAGE
before allowing the child access to the food.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I'm 58, and growing up in the 1960's and 70's I never knew anyone with a food allergy. Now it's peanuts, soy, gluten, etc.
I think it's not the nuts themselves that contain allergens, but how they are processed in facilities that causes the allergens. I'm not sure, though.


Gluten is not an allergen. It causes reactions in people with Celiac disease but it doesn't cause fatal allergy attacks.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:47 PM
 
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I dunno, maybe I’m completely off-base here, but since she was dead 90 minutes later it seems like they might not have had enough time to ascertain what the child did or did not see, quite as precisely as the article states.

It sounds like the girl made it home before the shock set in, so it seems possible she could have told her parents that she accidently ate peanuts because she just looked at the color of the bag. I could see that scenario potentially happening. But I'd agree the words seem to carefully chosen by the parents, and they certainly leave the door open for a lawsuit.


If I were a high schooler today, I'd go into allergy medicine. There's something going on, all these allergies weren't around 20+ years ago when I was a kid. Someday, hopefully someone figures out the trigger.
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:50 PM
 
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She didn't bother to look at the branding on the *side* of the packaging? Common sense would dictate that.
Ya and you might be able to smell peanut butter in it im not sure.....

This is very sad..... I guess she thought it was ok
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Old 07-17-2018, 01:50 PM
 
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[quote=PriscillaVanilla;52522474]I think it's not the nuts themselves that contain allergens, but how they are processed in facilities that causes the allergens. I'm not sure, though. [quote]

Peanuts of any type, processed or not, can cause an allergy attack.
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