<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by hnechets:
My question is, are those with peanut allergies that sensitive to them? I mean, not allergic to consuming them, but just to the, I don't know, peanut dust in the air?
I think he did the right thing, but I do wonder, what's the real skinny here? Is this a truly real health hazard to those with allergies to peanuts and other nuts?
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The degree of sensitivity to exposure can be amazing = fatal (if not treated ASAP).
A lot of processed foods/candies today indicate that, while there are no peanuts in the product, the factory does have peanuts in other areas of the facility.
A friend of mine once showed my how allergic he is. He touched a peanut with the tip of his index finger. He immediately washed his hand/finger with hot/soapy water. Fifteen minutes later half of his index finger was still bright red. Imagine if that happened to your respiratory system.
Yes, extremely sensitive.