Posted by: LinksEtc
« on: January 20, 2014, 07:16:02 AM »:sigh:QuoteA ban can create a false sense of security
Seriously?? Are they STILL misusing and abusing FAAN/AMF's quote made back a decade ago??
A new blog post on an old topic:
"Misquoted And Misunderstood: Peanut Bans In Schools And A False Sense Of Security"
http://blog.onespotallergy.com/2014/01/misquoted-and-misunderstood-peanut-bans-in-schools-and-a-false-sense-of-security/
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I was very interested to learn that in 1999, Ms. Munoz Furlong received a $14,000.00 grant from The Peanut Foundation, which is the research arm of the American Peanut Council.
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Here are the grant particulars:
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The decision makers and parents should also be educated that bans do not work.
Same story-- different year...
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Also, I'll put this here ...
"Are Food Allergy Bans Even Protective?"
http://foodallergybitch.blogspot.com/2012/08/are-food-allergy-bans-even-protective.html
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The sad part of all of this is that, probably at least in part due to the phobia and overreaction of parents who did not need this level of protection, we now have a strong policy statement from the NASN. It's going to make it a LOT harder for the kids who really could benefit from a ban to get one.