The kiss of death

In case you ever wondered why a lot of schools have gone peanut free, check out this news article about a 15-year-old girl who died after kissing her peanut eating boyfriend. Rachel's favorite food is peanut butter and jelly. Clearly, that's not going to work when she goes to kindergarten next year. The article mentions that the number of people with peanut allergies is rising, but no one is sure why that is. This article offers some suggestions:

Researchers suggested several reasons for the increase:

Consumption of peanuts by women during pregnancy.

Infants exposed to peanut through breast milk, which may contain major peanut allergens.

An increase in the number of families who become vegetarian or supplement their diet with vegetarian foods, often containing nuts, particularly peanuts.
Anyway, that's why Samantha is not allowed any sort of peanut product until she is two. Can you imagine your child being deathly allergic to one of the most common kid foods out there?