Chicago Tribune: NU game at Ryan Field to be peanut-free this Saturday vs Gophers

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per the Chicago Tribune:

When the Northwestern Wildcats face off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ryan Field in Evanston Saturday, something will be missing: peanuts.

Northwestern University is hosting its first peanut-free football game to give fans with allergies a chance to focus on the game instead of worrying about negative reactions to the popular stadium snack, which can range from mild irritation to life-threatening anaphylactic shock.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...utfree-this-saturday-20131014,0,1396642.story

Go Gophers!!
 

Go Gophers! Castrate the 'Cats!
 

BleedGopher said:
When the Northwestern Wildcats face off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ryan Field in Evanston Saturday, something will be missing: peanuts.
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Why the hate for Charlie Brown and co.?
 

Is this an anti-Gopher thing? Do Gophers eat nuts? I know they eat a lot of roots and tubers.
 

BleedGopher said:
per the Chicago Tribune:

When the Northwestern Wildcats face off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ryan Field in Evanston Saturday, something will be missing: peanuts.

Northwestern University is hosting its first peanut-free football game to give fans with allergies a chance to focus on the game instead of worrying about negative reactions to the popular stadium snack, which can range from mild irritation to life-threatening anaphylactic shock.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...utfree-this-saturday-20131014,0,1396642.story

Go Gophers!!
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I think you mixed your links up Bleed. This has got to be from The Onion.
 


The real question is, after dumping the last few games, and with the Gophers being a less than stellar draw, just how many NU fans will show up Saturday to even notice the lack of nuts? They're not exactly known for filling the stands at Ryan Field as it is
 

" NU game at Ryan Field to be peanut-free this Saturday vs Gophers"

Aw Nuts.
 

Couldn't fans of peanuts just bring them to the game anyways?
 

Getting scheduled on Homecoming is an insult we've grown used to. But peanut-free day? It's a new low.
 



Ogee Oglethorpe said:
The real question is, after dumping the last few games, and with the Gophers being a less than stellar draw, just how many NU fans will show up Saturday to even notice the lack of nuts? They're not exactly known for filling the stands at Ryan Field as it is
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Bingo.

The regular ways they've tried to sell tickets hasn't worked for them either. They basically have had to depend on the Visiting Teams to have any crowds at all. IA,WI, MI and tOSU have done it for them; Minnesota has not. Besides, apparently "no peanuts" seems to be a Chicago thing.

Peanut allergies affect about five of every 1,000 Americans and are on the rise, said Raoul Wolf, chief of the pediatric allergy and immunology section at University of Chicago Medicine. Though closed environments like airplanes pose a greater danger, stadiums can be “a huge risk,” Wolf said. “If you can smell the peanuts, there’s enough protein in the air to cause a bad reaction. For the most sensitive patients, it’s not a risk worth taking.”

Several major and minor league baseball teams, including the White Sox, Cubs and Kane County Cougars have banned peanuts in certain sections at select games, as have the Wolves hockey team.

But the Wildcats may be the first college team to host an allergy-friendly game, said Dan Yopchick, a Northwestern spokesman. The NCAA does not track which teams offer peanut-free events.

No peanut products will be sold or permitted inside Ryan Field on Saturday. They’ve already started powerwashing the stadium’s nearly 50,000 seats to eliminate any peanut residue. However, fans with severe allergies should still take precautions, Yopchick said.
 

EG#9 said:
Couldn't fans of peanuts just bring them to the game anyways?
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It says peanuts won't be allowed into the stadium. I'm not sure how frisky they can get in searches when people are entering the game to make sure that doesn't happen though. Insert a searching and nut joke here.
 

EG#9 said:
Couldn't fans of peanuts just bring them to the game anyways?
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I imagine they will inspect purses and other containers. Can you imagine being prohibited from entering the stadium because you have a bag of peanuts?
 

I suggest that we make all stadiums gluten free and lactose free. That would solve a lot of allergy problems also.
 






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Dr.Don said:
I suggest that we make all stadiums gluten free and lactose free. That would solve a lot of allergy problems also.
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Dr.Don - You didn't go far enough! I say make it totally free.
 


50PoundHead said:
Don't forget fragrance free!
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Pounder, are you referring to the Old Lady Sour Overdose of Perfume who always sits next to you in church?

At least in church, I can move. In an airplane, the OD is the reason I always drink Bloody Mary's when flying.
 


I will concede that some of the nut jokes are funny and noting posted was malicious or ill intented. Having said that, given many here are currently in touchy feely mode about epilepsy, I find the callousness about allergies displayed here somewhat ironic.

As a dad of an 8 year old with a peanut allergy, I was elated to read this article. When I take her anywhere I am armed with epipens, and I have avoided ball games for the reasons stated by the mom quoted in the article. Having to be on guard against analphylactic shock sucks, not being able to attend events sucks, and having to ask people to make accomodations for your child sucks. For her being set apart because of what she cannot eat and what she has to avoid sucks, and being 8 and having to be vigilant about anything sucks. However the growing awareness is cool, the event is cool, and if I were not on the left coast, I would take her to the game.
 

50PoundHead said:
Don't forget fragrance free!
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The difference is people don't regularly DIE from incidental contact with perfume, gluten, dander or fungi (unless you count serious fungal infecants like meningitis, I suppose).

The way people are reacting you'd think they were restricting access to water or something. They're peanuts. They're a nice snack, but they're also potentially fatal to a lot of people. And not just weenie little over-anxious big-city liberals or whatever absurd stereotype you're imagining. Deal with it.
 

I'm wondering if the mob will get involved and form some peanut speak-easy's around campus...
 

raindog said:
I will concede that some of the nut jokes are funny and noting posted was malicious or ill intented. Having said that, given many here are currently in touchy feely mode about epilepsy, I find the callousness about allergies displayed here somewhat ironic.

As a dad of an 8 year old with a peanut allergy, I was elated to read this article. When I take her anywhere I am armed with epipens, and I have avoided ball games for the reasons stated by the mom quoted in the article. Having to be on guard against analphylactic shock sucks, not being able to attend events sucks, and having to ask people to make accomodations for your child sucks. For her being set apart because of what she cannot eat and what she has to avoid sucks, and being 8 and having to be vigilant about anything sucks. However the growing awareness is cool, the event is cool, and if I were not on the left coast, I would take her to the game.
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Do they(meaning experts) know why peanuts are so much more harmful with bees maybe being close to equivalent/pretty dangerous too. If everyone got say hives/watery eyes, I would say hey parents loosen up, anaphylactic shock his a whole different ball of wax. Luckily no one I know suffer's from severe allergies. Minor reactions are one thing, life threatening are another.
 

raindog said:
I will concede that some of the nut jokes are funny and noting posted was malicious or ill intented. Having said that, given many here are currently in touchy feely mode about epilepsy, I find the callousness about allergies displayed here somewhat ironic.

As a dad of an 8 year old with a peanut allergy, I was elated to read this article. When I take her anywhere I am armed with epipens, and I have avoided ball games for the reasons stated by the mom quoted in the article. Having to be on guard against analphylactic shock sucks, not being able to attend events sucks, and having to ask people to make accomodations for your child sucks. For her being set apart because of what she cannot eat and what she has to avoid sucks, and being 8 and having to be vigilant about anything sucks. However the growing awareness is cool, the event is cool, and if I were not on the left coast, I would take her to the game.
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Educate us. Is your son allergic to peas, lentils, soybeans as well? They are related. Is it the processing of peanuts to make them edible? I am confused. Cashews, peanuts, almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts are all different parts of different plants. What causes a "nut allergy" when none of these things are the same sort of plant product? Must be the processing.
 

This thread has become a continuous complaint against peanut allergies. Gee, wish I'd thought of that. Oh wait, it was deleted........

Once again, why won't GH Admin just post forum rules and adhere by them?
 

highwayman said:
Educate us. Is your son allergic to peas, lentils, soybeans as well? They are related. Is it the processing of peanuts to make them edible? I am confused. Cashews, peanuts, almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts are all different parts of different plants. What causes a "nut allergy" when none of these things are the same sort of plant product? Must be the processing.
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My child is allergic to almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts. The allergist recommends she avoid all tree nuts because of cross contamination issues. The manner of processing certainly is suspected to be the cause of the rising numbers associated with peanut allergies, but to my knowledge, the cause has not been nailed down.

The peanut does share some genetic similarities with the chickpea, but my daughter does just fine with chickpeas. She also does fine with soy and other than tree nuts has no known allergies.

Roughly 20 percent of individuals with peanut allergies outgrow the allergy but at the last retest, there was a reaction. Testing involves a blood draw and then exposing her blood to the peanut protein. That is safe. The prior method of testing was applying a pinprick to her back, which was the manner of testing when she was younger. That exposed her to a possible reaction.

Some people are so allergic they cannot be in the same room with peanuts. While we have never had a reaction due to an airborne exposure, flying is always extra tense for us. We try to get on the first flight of the day when the planes are cleanest, and we alert the airline ahead of time and request they not serve peanuts. While I do not by nature like to impose on others like that, I will always take that step.

The fac that they are pressure washing all the seats at the stadium tells you something about the level of precaution people with this allergy need to exercise.

Thanks for asking.
 

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