On February 20, 2013, Chantel Giacalone unknowingly bit into a pretzel that contained peanut butter and suffered full-blown anaphylaxis. She remains in a vegetative state today.
Allergic Living has posted an excellent article in response to the tragic death of Natalie Giorgi, the 13 year old girl who suffered a fatal bout of anaphylaxis after biting into a treat made with peanut butter.
An 11 year old boy from St George, Utah died of complications from anaphylaxis last week after accidentally placing a peanut butter filled pretzel in his mouth.