coder writes:@Arnulf, people allergic to nuts are often also allergic to peanuts and other legumes.
Well, the protein that evokes allergic reactions in nuts also happens to be present in all sort of fruits like, strawberries, cherries, apples, etc. But it is not present in peanuts, and usually not in legumes except for a very few exceptions. Instead, it occurs in the pollen of larch and willow.
But more seriously speaking, I cannot really imagine that
this would be the reason why the companies have written that warning on the package. Instead, to my opinion this is due to the legislation in the United States where some lawyers found a very profitable business model by performing ridiculous claims against companies and interpreting the law by the letter and not by the intent.
In Europe we have a different jurisdiction in that respect, and thus the claims are much to a lesser extent, and the sum to be paid by companies when condemned is much smaller.
To summarize: the reason is not the degree of dumbness of people on the different continents, but it is the legal system: wherever there is a hole, you can find a lawyer that sticks his .... into it.
Q: What's this: A ship with 50 lawyers on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?
A: A beginning!