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60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds

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349 points zdw | 1 comments | 21 Oct 25 03:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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morshu9001 ◴[21 Oct 25 05:44 UTC] No.45652837[source]▶
There's a certain wealthy area near me where restaurants ask first if you have allergies, and ice cream shops ask if dairy is ok. My wife and I always joke, "we're in that part of town."
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enlyth ◴[21 Oct 25 20:18 UTC] No.45661138[source]▶
> where restaurants ask first if you have allergies

Pretty common expectation in many countries. I was surprised to see this is not normally a thing in the US, given how we're led to believe how much you guys love to sue each other.

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Gabriel54 ◴[21 Oct 25 21:10 UTC] No.45661744[source]▶
I have never been asked such a thing, in the US or elsewhere. It would be on the customer to inform the staff of any allergies.
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1. devilbunny ◴[22 Oct 25 14:48 UTC] No.45669970[source]▶
Five years ago it was a rarity (in fact the first place I can clearly recall being asked was a Five Guys, when I said I didn't want a bun - no gluten problems, thanks, just don't need the extra calories). Nowadays I'd say it's more common than not at full-service restaurants.

Southern US; I live in a modest-size metro of about 400k and spend plenty of time in bigger cities.