Let's shift to the facts, for a second - according to the Center of Disease Control during the last 17 years only 88 Americans of all ages died from food allergies, including peanut. In 1995, a total of five children died from food allergies, compared to 2,880 deaths by car accident and 2,944 by other accidents. Plenty of other fatal food allergies exist. The science fiction scenario paints the picture of a futuristic cafeteria where only brown rice is served. People are afraid.
Parents are afraid.
School officials are afraid. We're letting fear control us. Yes, death is scary. But we can't live in fear. If statistical trends hold true, maybe one or two schoolchildren will die of peanut allergies.