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Peanut allergies are severe allergies. The one item that people are deathly allergic to can easily be eliminated from food served by airlines. People allergic to peanuts also have to worry about other people eating peanuts as residue can be left, or peanut “dust” from bags opening can potentially cause a reaction. As previously stated, banning it from one flight is not very helpful to the severely allergic. Think about a young child. If someone left residue or even a peanut on a seat from a prior flight – if the child touches it and then touches their mouth a severe reaction could occur. As for questions of why look at peanuts – an article on CNN’s website looking at 31 food allergy deaths, says that “More than 80 percent of deaths were caused by peanuts or tree nuts.” http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/03/26/food.allergies/index.html
Another statistic give by AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology) is that fatal food anaphylaxis is most often caused by peanuts (50-62%) and tree nuts (15-30%).” http://aaaai.org/media/statistics/allergy-statistics.asp
Peanut allergies are severe allergies. The one item that people are deathly allergic to can easily be eliminated from food served by airlines. People allergic to peanuts also have to worry about other people eating peanuts as residue can be left, or peanut “dust” from bags opening can potentially cause a reaction. As previously stated, banning it from one flight is not very helpful to the severely allergic. Think about a young child. If someone left residue or even a peanut on a seat from a prior flight – if the child touches it and then touches their mouth a severe reaction could occur. As for questions of why look at peanuts – an article on CNN’s website looking at 31 food allergy deaths, says that “More than 80 percent of deaths were caused by peanuts or tree nuts.” http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/03/26/food.allergies/index.html
Another statistic give by AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology) is that fatal food anaphylaxis is most often caused by peanuts (50-62%) and tree nuts (15-30%).” http://aaaai.org/media/statistics/allergy-statistics.asp