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June 28, 2010 2:33 pm
I do not have a peanut allergy, and I don’t know anyone with a peanut allergy, but I would be more than happy to do without peanuts regardless of the length of the flight if it would help reduce the risk for passengers with serious allergies. I don’t think it’s much of an inconvenience given how much is at stake.
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My family would very much welcome an outright ban on airlines serving peanuts and peanut products. Our 3-year old daughter experiences anaphylactic reactions to several foods, including peanuts. Peanuts are the only one of her food allergies that seems to elicit a response, even if she has not ingested or touched it. For example, she’s had reactions after coming in close contact with boxed peanut cookies at the grocery store and when playing in the front yard with some neighbor’s kids. During these episodes, we’ve been able to give her an antihistamine, her inhaler, and if required, we’ll follow this with a trip to the ER where they administer a steroid. We stopped flying because there is not such a third option. One set of grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins live on the opposite… more »