why the hell is it

[acroyear]

that there is more coverage of the peanut butter scare in Australia and Britain than there is here in the states?

Comments

[dansr.livejournal.com]

I realize that it's a salmonella contamination, but I was curious about the level of allergy in the different countries. And I don't disagree that the news is screwing up by not reporting on it.

[cozit.livejournal.com]

Hazelnuts/filberts are used more over on the other side of the Atlantic... except for actual peanut butter, it seems like every product that I'd see peanuts in here tends to have hazelnuts there. (guess which of the two I'm allergic to ... stinks when your favorite cookie turns up "new and improved" because they added hazelnuts to up the protein/nutrition level... even more when you don't notice the change because they don't use "new and improved")

[dansr.livejournal.com]

Ahh... I never new that about hazelnuts/filberts on t'other side of the pond. I also didn't know you were allergic!

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

I think it is important more for the fact that unlike other products the Europeans (and Australians) eat, anything involving peanuts ONLY comes from the United States. There's no 3rd world nation growing them so if something affects the source that affects the only supply they have.

That's true for us as well, but (ignorant) Americans actually tend not to care if there's a shortage of something until it hits the wallet.