'May contain nuts'

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I seem to recall a friend had a Mclaren childrens buggy that had a large warning label 'Remove child before folding'.

Why?

'May contain nuts' isn't so silly... botanically speaking, peanuts are legumes not nuts.

So can somebody with a nut allergy eat peanuts?
And by that I mean nuts in general and not an allergy to peanuts specifically.
Genuine question BTW.

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Originally posted by Steve O:
So can somebody with a nut allergy eat peanuts?
And by that I mean nuts in general and not an allergy to peanuts specifically.
Genuine question BTW.

Lots of variation, I don't think you can generalise. Some may react to a single nut type, others a whole spectrum (and perhaps other foods too). I have a patient who reacts (very seriously) to cod and possibly hake but not haddock or other white fish. This has been tested carefully and is absolutely genuine.

Allergies are odd things.

Some of my favourites are Health & Safety related. One which I saw a while back was a Health and Safety Data Sheet issed by the manufacturer of standard dense concrete blocks, which warned that the principle dangers were that they were heavy and had sharp abrasive edges. It went on to warn that one should avoid dropping one on your foot and should wear glooves to prevent abrassions to the hands, no shit Sherlock! you couldn't make it up!

I think irons these day instruct you not to attmept to iron clothes whilst wearing them...

Phil

Sorry thought this was thread about this forum!

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botanically speaking, peanuts are legumes not nuts

All nuts are the seed of the plant, broad spectrum example such as peanut (legume), hazlenut (tree), wheat (grass), etc..
Many people with nut allergy have a tendency to have a wheat allergy

Blame the old time botanists, they should not have called the groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) the name for the plant that makes "pea"nuts as such. Maybe groundpea would have been more appropriate.



McDonalds (USA) has health warnings on their coffee cups "this beverage is hot and may cause ....."

My G-Kids school has banned playing conkers, making slides on icy playground, running except in the playing field, cricket with real cricket balls ....... no wonder kids go off the rails and get nut allergies.

Thing is if these manufacturers don't put these inane warnings some dickhead or American will sue., even if they have ignored the warning they will still try and sue.

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Originally posted by BigH47:
Thing is if these manufacturers don't put these inane warnings some dickhead or American will sue., even if they have ignored the warning they will still try and sue.

Or some dickhead Brit...

http://www.hmcourts-service.go...ogle_v_McDonalds.htm

Don't we like to be just like our cousins?
Please tell me how it is (in this case) Maccy D's fault?

I cant cuz it aint.

I've just read some more of that afidavit thingy "should the defendant with a duty of care served the drinks at a lower temperature?"

ALL NEW cool hot coffee.

Some times I think we don't deserve sentience.

NEW! ICED COFFEE!
The safe choice for you and those you love.

No too risky some one could get an ice burn, and suffer massive trauma.
Every thing at room temperature, from now on.
Actually thinking about it, NO liquids just in case of a spillage and slippage.


So NEW cool solid Coffee.
Have to make it soft, in case any one throws it about and injures any body.

LOL!


Must be decaffeinated in consideration of those with insomnia and anxiety disorders...

A very funny book.

I have a potentially fatal nut allergy and have been taken to A&E on occasion. It would be really good if things that did contain nutes were marked, and that more care was taken on everything else to stop it being contaminated.

Our drinks machine at work produces cups of coffeee with 'contents hot' written on them. Like it would be cold?

Nigel

Personally I would be sueing you if I got freezer burn on my lip from the ice.

As a man who works in the food industry I have to say most people don't understand the amount of red tape we go through just to make sure we abide by current Food Safety regs.

Here in Aus you very often hear customers asking for the water in their coffee to be extra hot.

It is steamed water how can it be hotter unless it is under pressure and boiling point of water is thus raised.

Really does my head in this one does.

Accept it most people are plain DUMB and need to be protected from thier own stupidity.

One i heard of last week was a Motor Vehicle Police Officer was off duty and driving his nearest and dearest to the mall.

The accelerator cable stuck open so he drove at Very High Speed for a very long time till he hit something very hard.

Now think carefully how would you stop this car?

I know turn off the engine before you gut to 100mph.

Yup just turn off the engine.

Sttering and brakes will still work but without power assistance.

Wonder how good police driver training is in the States.

Another one Toyota in US is recalling 4 million cars due to the fact that the car mats move and have in 2 instants caused the accelerator pedal to cause problems with the engine speed.

Put car in neutral turn off engine pull up. Throw car mat in boot and drive on .

So 4 million car mats will be relaced.

Another tragic one in UK

Hospital Porter decants Liquid Notrogen from Dewer into smaller flask.

Why did he DIE?

Did this in a small enclosed store room with the door closed so Asphyxiated.

Anybody working with Liquid Nitrogen in NHS is trained in handling dangerous substances.

A real tragedy that one.

What is the safest safety clothing to be worn when handling Liquid Nitrogen?

Nothing, stark bollock naked.

This way wont spill onto clothing causing massive cold burns, wont get into footwear leading to amputation of foot leg. Wont get into gloves leading to amputation of hand.

It will boil off when in contact with skin as long as it is not allowed to pool.

You can pour it down your arm and it wont remove your hair.

BUT

Allow it to pool in the palm of your hand and after afew seconds your hand is a goner.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

In the film of Douglas Bader's life.

regards david

David

One that always gets mmy goat, is the train announcement...
"Please mind the gap .., between the train and the platform"

What other frigging gap can it be? Between the earth and the moon etc.

And here I thought this was a new title for The Padded Cell forum.
David