Foods containing sesame will be subject to food allergen regulatory requirements starting next year.

In this Dec. 20, 2020, still image taken from video, Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old in Denver, shows a letter from one of his Peanuts pen pals. After being furloughed from his job at the Denver International Airport, Morgan began writing to over 500 older adults living in isolation due to the pandemic. It’s from Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old fan of the comic strip “Peanuts” who’s been sending Snoopy-themed cards and letters across the country to ease the solitude of older adults in isolation due to the coronavirus. Many of them have become regular correspondents — his “Peanuts” pen pals, as he calls them. She and Morgan began writing each other so frequently that they recently switched to email to speed the correspondence.

Following backlash sparked by the decision not to air the “Great Pumpkin” on TV for Halloween, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts will return with Thanksgiving and Christmas specials over the next month. Apply TV+ took over the rights to the Peanuts holiday specials in October and announced the “Great Pumpkin” episode would not air on television. On Wednesday, PBS announced it reached a deal with Apple for an ad-free broadcast of both the Thanksgiving and Christmas specials in the coming weeks. “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will air on PBS and PBS Kids at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will air on PBS and PBS Kids at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13.

ANN ARBOR – Peanut lovers, take note. Planters' 26-foot-long peanut on wheels will be making three local appearances this month. All members of the public are invited to the events to take a photo with the Nutmobile, play a game and enjoy some free peanut samples. According to Peanutter Grace Noice, spreading cheer is the main goal of each event. “We travel across the country and are just looking to spread some smiles!” Noice wrote via email.