Comments on: Allergy Alert: Flying The Friendly Skies, Peanut Free!

By: nut free family

nut free family — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:29:10 +0000

In response to the earlier comment regarding peanut oil being safe, my understanding is that this is not always true. According to how the oil is rendered, the oil may or may not contain the proteins that cause an allergic reaction. My son’s life is too precious to me to risk the chance of him having a fatal reaction to peanut oil. Each person should discuss with their doctor as to what is considered safe for them to ingest.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:06:02 +0000

Many peanut allergic families have not been given the same respect that you were on your flight. Many times we ask the questions, pay for tickets, get to the gate and told they cannot accomodate. What do you do then? Honestly for all the nickel and diming the airlines are doing these days in regards to checked bag fees etc, they would make many more people happy if they just eliminated the snack altogether. Yes, people might bring on peanut products but there is a difference between a plane full of people opening up those little packets of peanuts all at the same time into a plane full of recycled air, than just a few. That’s the other reason I don’t think peanut safe zones work.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:44:40 +0000

I am so tired of hearing about peanut allergies and the need for this organization or that organization/workplace/school to become peanut free. There are plenty of people who are “deathly” allergic to bee stings but we don’t hear the cry for indoor recesses at school or netting(???) to prevent the exposure. Enough already! Peanuts have become the new asbestos

By: nmk

nmk — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:14:55 +0000

To md faaa, I have peanut allergies, and I react to the oil, so there are only certain orinetal reasturants I can go to, and I have to check fast food fry places to see what oils they use. So even oil CAN cause a reaction.

By: h sutherland md faaa (retired)

h sutherland md faaa (retired) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:32:59 +0000

When is the Academy going to let the public that foods using peanut oil are safe? It is the peanut particles and not its oil that is so bad.

By: Lynnette

Lynnette — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:27:12 +0000

I have a nephew who is deathly allergic to peanut, and I serve snacks to children at our church, so I have become accustomed to reading labels and serving peanut free snacks. I don’t understand why the airline industry continues to serve peanuts. There are plenty of alternative snacks…dried cranberries, cheese crackers, pretzels, vanilla wafers, etc.