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I am concerned that any solution will lull travelers with peanut allergies into a false sense of security. It may prevent the airline itself from serving peanuts, but what about passengers who bring their own peanut butter & jelly sandwiches onto a plane? Or those who ate peanuts before boarding the plane and still had the peanut dust on them?
I do not suffer peanut allergies, nor do I know anyone who has them (at least that I’m aware of). I do realize though that there is a growing trend of more and more Americans being allergic to peanuts. I’m not sure why. Personally, I suspect it’s something in the environment — maybe chemicals in our food (pesticides), plastics, etc. Who knows. But it does appear that the allergies are on the increase — and something is causing it.
I’m not sure how realistic bans on peanuts really are — especially in environments like airplanes. These bans make sense in day care and schools where parents and kids can be educated about the issues, and the same consumers (the kids and parents) return to the same location every day. However, with air travel, it’s really more about educating the entire American public about the dangers of peanuts to remedy the situation…and then one has to wonder if this is truly the most pressing medical issue? What about smoking? Obesity? etc…there seem to be more important medical issues taking more lives that should be higher on the overall public agenda.
I am concerned that any solution will lull travelers with peanut allergies into a false sense of security. It may prevent the airline itself from serving peanuts, but what about passengers who bring their own peanut butter & jelly sandwiches onto a plane? Or those who ate peanuts before boarding the plane and still had the peanut dust on them?
I do not suffer peanut allergies, nor do I know anyone who has them (at least that I’m aware of). I do realize though that there is a growing trend of more and more Americans being allergic to peanuts. I’m not sure why. Personally, I suspect it’s something in the environment — maybe chemicals in our food (pesticides), plastics, etc. Who knows. But it does appear that the allergies are on the increase — and something is causing it.
I’m not sure how realistic bans on peanuts really are — especially in environments like airplanes. These bans make sense in day care and schools where parents and kids can be educated about the issues, and the same consumers (the kids and parents) return to the same location every day. However, with air travel, it’s really more about educating the entire American public about the dangers of peanuts to remedy the situation…and then one has to wonder if this is truly the most pressing medical issue? What about smoking? Obesity? etc…there seem to be more important medical issues taking more lives that should be higher on the overall public agenda.