That said, I think the point being made about "inventing" is that in the past (20 years ago?) food allergies were much more rare. When I was growing up none of my friends had a food allergy; pbj sandwiches were everywhere and no one cared. It was not too long ago that peanut packs were actually tossed around on SW Air flights. That is all gone now. Every gathering of children will likely have several with severe food allergies. I saw this imy son's scout troop, in our church, and in every school class or gathering my children were in.
What is the cause? No one seems to know. I think there may be a link to the cumulative effects of industrial food.
All this is to say that while those of us who do not have children with food allergies need to be aware of the danger to children who do, parents of the affected kids also need to be aware that this is a new situation that has come out of no where. Not to judge you, but I have experienced parents trying to get their kids into a church run day care and presenting a long list of demands that would be expensive and burdensome on everyone to implement. I felt we were being set up for a lawsuit.
It’s because parents these days make their kids live in a virtual “plastic bubble”.
We are meant to play in dirt to be around germs, that’s how the immune system gets developed....Use It, or Lose It!