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Originally Posted by Sparks
Has this (peanut allergies) always been such a big thing? This ban must have come in fairly recently, so is this allergy getting worse/more common - or did they wheel all the dead kids out the back door when we were growing up and we never noticed?  If it's getting worse, have they figured out why? Seems like a pretty serious issue. |
It was a big issue 12-15 years ago, but basically the norm now is to not bring items that contain nuts to school. It's why you see all the snacks now that say "Nut Free".
It wasn't as big an issue 20-30 years ago, but what seems to be happening, is that peanuts have in the last 80-100 years been used as a cheap source of protein added to many foods. Alot of people believe as peanut protein has been put into almost everything people have eaten, that it triggers changes in successive generations. Basically each generation is more susceptible to the allergy then the one before..