Here's a more thoughtful article about peanut allergy ...
I had read about this earlier, and is part of why I brought this subject up. And it's not just nut allergies. There seems to be an increase in (unsupported) perceived threat from lots of things these days, including terrorism. On a more mundane level, I still find it a bit odd to see small children on tricycles wearing helmets. All part of the overly protective societies we live in, I guess.