Peanut allergies causing a peanut ban at restaurants- whats next?

[Brooke]

I know it's not that big of a deal but I just bought a hot fudge sundae at McDonalds and asked for a bag of peanuts with it and they said they no longer carry them because of people that have peanut allergies. The bags are individually wrapped! What does that have to do with people with peanut allergies?

Are they going to have to ban wheat and gluten next because some people may be allergic to those? It really doesn't make sense.

Could people with peanut allergies really be affected by individually wrapped bags of peanuts?
They should also get rid of dairy products and eggs too then because some people are allergic to these.

[BlueBelle84]

I was on an airplane and had bought a bag a trail mix with nuts, and a passenger complained because their child was allergic to nuts. So they took them away from me.

Some people are extremely allergic and just being near them can cause a severe reaction. I wouldn't think Mcd's would stop giving nuts, they had them last time I was there!
I think they are fine if the package is sealed, but if it's open, it depends on the person.