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June 2, 2010 10:48 pm
Welcome to the community Martine. It seem that you take active precautions to avoid peanut allergy problems. What steps do you think the airline should take?
What do others think about the proposed buffer zone?
June 3, 2010 12:03 am
Sorry about the format. Everything HAD been neatly spaced.
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I have two children with multiple severe food allergies. I support a ban on any food with peanut ingredients on airplanes (processed in a factory or may contain trace warnings are acceptable to me)actual peanut ingredients in the actual ingredient list should be banned . Presently We only fly airlines that do not serve peanuts or agree to not serve it on our flight (like southwest airlines does). although, once on a southwest flight my daughter had a mild reaction. We think it was from residue from the previous flight. it was mild enough that benadryl was sufficient to control the symptoms. Individuals with severe allergies typically carry their own emergency medical kit (epi-pen, benadryl, steroid, inhaler). I wouldn’t expect the airline to provide the emergency medical equipment. we carry ours wherever we go at all times.
The buffer zone solution would not give me any confidence. The time that my daughter had a reaction it was right after visiting the restroom. In a buffer zone situation the person could still be exposed to peanut residue in other parts of the plane (e.g. the restroom door handle, sink faucet, etc). Now we carry wipes and wipe down every surface in our seating area and in the restroom when we fly an airline like southwest that serves peanuts on previous flights even if they aren’t serving it on ours.