peanuts

I've been hearing bits and pieces in various places about how the risk associated with peanut allergies is seriously exaggerated, but according to this article, the exaggeration is even worse than I thought. It provides actual numbers that show that current thinking concerning the risk of...

Thousands of Americans and consumers overseas of American peanut paste may be at risk of potentially fatal salmonella infection. There have been six deaths already and 453 cases in the U.S. (and one in Canada) It turns out it is not just peanut butter itself but many products containing it which...

So the government has attached to the new Iraq spending bill millions in subsidies for peanut farmers to help them store huge amounts of peanuts in warehouses. Evidently, they need the "relief" while they negotiate the best price with companies such as Peter Pan. The farmers interviewed on the...