"Uber Eats Removes Peanut Allergy Joke from Super Bowl Ad After Backlash"

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Uber Eats had to modify its Super Bowl ad after facing backlash for making light of potentially fatal allergies. The original ad featured a scene where a person forgetfully eats peanut butter, despite having a peanut allergy. This drew criticism from the Food Allergy Research & Education group, prompting Uber Eats to remove the controversial scene. This incident adds to a list of Super Bowl ads that have been altered prior to the big game.
- Uber Eats alters Super Bowl ad to remove "potentially fatal allergy" part The A.V. Club
- Uber Eats to Delete Super Bowl Ad’s Peanut-Allergy Bit After Angry Backlash Variety
- Why the Uber Eats Super Bowl ‘Friends’ commercial is sparking outrage AL.com
- One Super Bowl commercial’s attempt at humor already is getting pushback cleveland.com
- Super Bowl: Uber Eats advert criticised for peanut allergy joke BBC.com
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