This product could be a life saver for kids with a peanut allergy
When your child is diagnosed with a peanut allergy, life changes in an instant. You become an expert in reading food labels, using an Epi-Pen and communicating with daycare and school. But no matter how much you learn about keeping your kid safe, eating at restaurants is always a bit stressful. This week, a groundbreaking new product was launched that promises to help with that.
Nima Peanut Sensor, which debuted this week at the annual Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, is a portable device that lets you quickly test food for the presence of the peanut protein. It?s simple to use: You place a pea-sized piece of food into a capsule, and then insert the capsule into the Nima device. Within about three minutes, the sensor will display the results: either a peanut icon if the Nima has detected peanuts, or a smile icon if the sample contains less than 20 ppm (parts per million) of peanut. In fact, it?s so easy to use that most school-agers can operate the device themselves. Like many products on the market today, Nima pairs with an app, which connects users to a community whose members rate restaurants and packaged foods based on their results and accommodation of dietary needs.
Of course, no technology is foolproof. Parents shouldn?t rely on Nima?s results alone, since it only promises 90-percent accurate results. But it can nonetheless offer reassurance to (rightfully) nervous parents.
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