Some people are allergic to peanuts and don’t know they are. But the simple fact that a product containing this food is consumed by someone who cannot eat it “can cause fatal shock,” warns Vida Attiva.
In addition to all the precautions, people who are allergic to this food should also worry about the cleanliness of the public transportation they are going to use. “It is enough that the previous passenger ingested a product containing peanuts and crumbs on the seat, which could endanger the lives of allergy sufferers,” he explains.
Peanut allergy is one of the most common allergies and, therefore, care must be taken in food choices.
Eating peanuts by people who should not go near this nut “can cause a severe allergic reaction, with difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, and may be fatal (anaphylaxis),” account.
Accidental skin contact is unlikely to cause a severe allergic reaction. However, touching the eyes, nose, or mouth may trigger a reaction.
Foods and food ingredients you should not eat if you have a peanut allergy: “Peanut oil, peanut butter, hydrolyzed peanut protein and peanut flour,” he describes.
You should also not consume all food products that contain these foods in their composition, as well as cookies, sweets, ice cream, muesli, pastries or confectionery products.
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