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> almost unheard-of in the EU Not really true in my experience in the UK. Most schools around here have no nuts policies for food brought in by children, becau
by sago 12y ago
> almost unheard-of in the EU
Not really true in my experience in the UK. Most schools around here have no nuts policies for food brought in by children, because of the prevalence of nut and peanut allergies. (And I know peanuts aren't nuts, still).
- corin_ 12y agoSchools do have that policy, but in my years in school and indeed adult life since then I've never been aware of knowing anyone with a peanut allergy (anecdote not data etc.)
- zippergz 12y agoI live in the US and I don't think I've ever known anyone with a peanut allergy either...
- sago 12y agoMy wife's an infant teacher (5-6yo), and I'm a governor of my son's school (they take 4-11yo). There are about 200 students in each. And there is at least one severe nut allergy in each (i.e. epi pen level), and in both my wife's class and my son's class there is one more minor nut allergy (rash level).
- Mvandenbergh 12y agoIf we're doing anecdata, I know two people in England with peanut allergies.
- bjackman 12y agoSame here. Also, if nut allergies were unheard of in the EU.. why would nut-allergy news be on the BBC's front page?