Olivers wrote:
People die from allergic reactions every day. Can we or should we try
to eliminate every food stuff which might cause such a reaction? Do
we take peanut butter out of supermarkets because a child allergic to
peanuts might go into shock if someone opens a jar.

I suffer from several allewrgies, fortunately only one of them to an
extent that the reaction could be fatal. But neither I, not you, nor
any sufferer (or 10,000 sufferers or a million sufferer) are enough to
remove.

My worst immune (though not allergic) response is to wheat, rye, barley,
and oats. Though not fatal in the short-term, it easily could be in the
long-term (ingestion destroys my villi and increases risk for cancer).

The only time I object to such ingredients on a plane is when I order --
and they deliver -- a so-called gluten-free meal that isn't.

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