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katusha Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 05:39 PM
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47. are you serious?
if you are then you are an ass!


Fifty-four percent of fatal food allergic reactions reported in the United States from 2001-2006 were from peanuts.
Reports of death from peanut allergy in 2008 include:

-Andrew Michael Smith (age 8) died February 2008 after he accidentally came into contact with peanut allergens at home.
-Carol Kiener, (age 66) died March 2008 after suffering a severe allergic reaction to peanuts.
-Paul Anthony Thurston (age 30) died April 2008 after being served a peanut butter & jelly sandwich in jail.
-Daniel Sargent (age 30) died July 2008 after eating a cookie that had peanut butter in it at a party.
-Brian Hom II (age 18) died July 2008 after eating a dessert containing traces of peanuts while at a resort in Cabo San Lucas.
-Dexter Skinner (age 16) died July 2008 after eating a chocolate bar.
-Mark Nicholson (age 28) died November 2008 after eating a chilli burger that was suspected of having an ingredient derived from peanuts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_allergy

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