The sad story of Paul Thurston explains a lot about why companies are so quick to recall products that have ingredients such as eggs or milk when they aren’t listed on the label.
While in jail, Thurston ate a peanut-butter sandwich, to which he is allergic and which killed him in a matter of minutes. The strange thing is that the last time he was in jail he ate a peanut-butter sandwich which sent him into a four-day coma.
So many people are so allergic to peanuts that many school cafeterias ban them, as even the scent can sicken those allergic to them.
Authorities had asked Thurston if he had any allergies when he was being processed. That one must have slipped his mind.