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Should we ban nuts in public places?
BBC News ^ | August 23, 2017 | Kate Palmer

Posted on 10/31/2017 5:05:55 PM PDT by Trump20162020

Nuts are an on-the-go snacking staple, yet they are also potentially deadly to a small fraction of the UK population. So is it time to crack down on eating nuts in public and if so, where should we start?

About two million people in the UK have a food allergy, with fish, shellfish and nuts among the most common types.

More than 25,000 people were admitted to hospital in England for allergies between 2015 and 2016 - a third higher than four years earlier - and the number of people treated for anaphylactic shock is also on the rise.

So as the family of one young woman, Amy May Shead, who was left severely brain damaged after a reaction to nuts, campaign to have them banned on planes, is it time to take action?

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: britain; nuts; peanut; peanuts; uk; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 10/31/2017 5:05:55 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Democrats would never be able to go out in public again. I say “yes.”


2 posted on 10/31/2017 5:06:40 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Trump20162020

That’d rid us of the DemocRATs for sure!


3 posted on 10/31/2017 5:07:19 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: Trump20162020
I thought this was going to be a serious post about leftists.

ML/NJ

4 posted on 10/31/2017 5:07:35 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: Trump20162020

If by ‘nuts’, they mean Islamists, then yes.


5 posted on 10/31/2017 5:08:08 PM PDT by JerseyRepub
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To: Trump20162020

Too many taxes

Too many laws


6 posted on 10/31/2017 5:08:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Trump20162020

Many years ago we banned them in public in the USA, they were committed in mental institutions.

I know that’s not the nuts they’re talking about.


7 posted on 10/31/2017 5:09:48 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Trump20162020

Are we going to cut down all the oak trees as well? Most public parks are full of acorns that the squirrels are always chasing after. That’s a nut.


8 posted on 10/31/2017 5:10:19 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Trump20162020

Should we ban nuts in public places?

Yeah, starting with you, Miz Palmer.


9 posted on 10/31/2017 5:10:33 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Your sarcasm tag: don't leave home without it.)
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To: Trump20162020

Please eat your nuts in private, YOU NUT!


10 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:09 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Trump20162020

may as well, my wife keeps mine in jar at home.


11 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:14 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (A proud member of the Ruthie Bader Afternoon Nap Club)
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To: SamAdams76

No, they should bring in more squirrels, to eat the nuts before humans can get their hands on them.


12 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:19 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Trump20162020

Ban shellfish!


13 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:25 PM PDT by Vic S
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To: Trump20162020
About two million people in the UK have a food allergy, with fish, shellfish and nuts among the most common types.

So are they considering banning fish too? No more fish and chips for you, limeys. But Moslems by the millions, no prob.

14 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:32 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Trump20162020

You all beat me to it. I was going to suggest banning them from Congress.


15 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:52 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (It is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind.)
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To: Trump20162020

Good idea, let’s start with the RATS and Rinos in congress.


16 posted on 10/31/2017 5:11:57 PM PDT by Fungi (What the hell is a fungus?)
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To: Trump20162020

From the title I thought it was a story about today’s attack in NYC...


17 posted on 10/31/2017 5:12:20 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Bye Bye Jeff!!!)
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To: Trump20162020

From the title I thought it was a story about today’s attack in NYC...


18 posted on 10/31/2017 5:12:21 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Bye Bye Jeff!!!)
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To: Trump20162020

Aw geez. Not another stupid “manspreading” rant?


19 posted on 10/31/2017 5:12:40 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: Trump20162020

I would say, “Yes!”, but isn’t it like a violation of their free speech or something?


20 posted on 10/31/2017 5:13:18 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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