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June 3, 2010 8:00 pm
Laura, could provide the community the information from which you state that between 1997 and 2002 the number of children with peanut allergies doubled?
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I have two children with potentially life threatening allergies to peanuts. Unlike what one person commented, this is not a latest illness fad. The latest research indicates that peanut allergy doubled in children from 1997 to 2002 and that number continues to increase. It is one of the most deadly food allergies.
The presence of nuts on planes is a real fear. While my kids have other potentially deadly food allergies, peanuts pose a unique risk. Nuts break into fine pieces with dust that can become airborne. Peanut butter is sticky and gets wiped on seats and tray tables. Even the slightest microscopic amount of nuts can create an anaphylactic reaction.
Although EpiPens can help, they are not 100% effective and should not be considered a solution to the risk peanuts pose… more »
Please help protect people by offering people the opportunity to get peanut free flights or ban the sale and serving of nut products on the planes.
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