I brought this topic up on Facebook because of a recent death of a 13 year old little girl. How “rare” would it be if it were YOUR child? I immediately stopped sending PB&J with my kids to school.
And there are even conflicting views on how that occurs or what level of exposure is dangerous. Such deaths are rare - about 100-150 a year in the United States across all food allergies. No one disputes that peanut allergies can be very serious, even lethal. Then, I learned that peanut allergies are deadly! They actually KILL people. I was upset, and thought it was so stupid that my child would have to … gasp… eat something else at lunch! Just because of some other kid's allergies? Oh come on now. At the time, my daughter (Gracelynn) was an extremely picky eater and practically lived off of PB&J. Years ago, when my kids first started school, there was discussion of a peanut butter ban. Please read my Disclaimer and Privacy policy for more information.
