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What many people who are supporting a ban are forgetting (or omitting) is if someone has such a severe peanut allergy that a reaction occurs when breathing or touching something else that has been contaminated (ie cross-contamination), then *all* aircrafts that have ever had peanuts aboard are contaminated. Banning future peanuts doesn’t change that cross-contamination is already in place and it’s already a life-threatening environment. What is the solution… replace all aircrafts? Not feasible. I, too, suffer from a life-threatening food allergy; but I do not expect the world to change for me. I adjust to the world; if I think there’s a chance that I will be exposed to my food “poison,” I don’t go there. It’s inconvenient and sometimes a hardship for me, but I’m the one with the allergy. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in this world. Even if peanuts are banned, what is to prevent one passenger from having a bag on his/her person and coming aboard? Will that person be criminally charged if someone has a reaction? Will they be sued? Probably. The problem is that banning peanuts alone won’t make life on a plane safer; it’ll only be as safe as fellow passengers or airline staff taking precautions for the risk and, frankly, those who don’t have or know anyone who has life-threatening allergies have no idea how easily cross-contamination can occur. As someone with such an allergy, there’s no way I would place my trust for my life on strangers to take precautions for my allergy. Banning isn’t a real solution; finding a cure is.
What many people who are supporting a ban are forgetting (or omitting) is if someone has such a severe peanut allergy that a reaction occurs when breathing or touching something else that has been contaminated (ie cross-contamination), then *all* aircrafts that have ever had peanuts aboard are contaminated. Banning future peanuts doesn’t change that cross-contamination is already in place and it’s already a life-threatening environment. What is the solution… replace all aircrafts? Not feasible. I, too, suffer from a life-threatening food allergy; but I do not expect the world to change for me. I adjust to the world; if I think there’s a chance that I will be exposed to my food “poison,” I don’t go there. It’s inconvenient and sometimes a hardship for me, but I’m the one with the allergy. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in this world. Even if peanuts are banned, what is to prevent one passenger from having a bag on his/her person and coming aboard? Will that person be criminally charged if someone has a reaction? Will they be sued? Probably. The problem is that banning peanuts alone won’t make life on a plane safer; it’ll only be as safe as fellow passengers or airline staff taking precautions for the risk and, frankly, those who don’t have or know anyone who has life-threatening allergies have no idea how easily cross-contamination can occur. As someone with such an allergy, there’s no way I would place my trust for my life on strangers to take precautions for my allergy. Banning isn’t a real solution; finding a cure is.