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124. Airlines could stop serving peanuts

Tue May 10, 2016, 04:41 PM

May 2016

But unless they're going to go through everyone's purses and carry-ons, they can't stop people from bringing them onboard.

And the ADA doesn't require anyplace to ban peanuts or any other allergen. Accommodations have to be reasonable and not disruptive to operations.

Not giving out peanuts would be reasonable.

Inspecting every single passenger for peanuts would be disruptive to operations.

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Allergies: How far do we need to go to protect people with allgeries? [View all] Bettie May 2016 OP

For the sake of those who suffer extreme reactions from bee stings... Buzz Clik May 2016 #1

You should keep your bees at home Bettie May 2016 #6

Tiny shock collars and an invisible fence... TipTok May 2016 #114

LOL Bettie May 2016 #118

On a flight the other day trumad May 2016 #2

That makes sense Bettie May 2016 #8

It's been decades since I've flown csziggy May 2016 #17

I Was Just Served RobinA May 2016 #54

Delta offers them every time I fly (nt) TacoD May 2016 #70

Delta has them, but I was once on a Delta flight that announced it was peanut-free LisaM May 2016 #101

no note, though we did show our epi's to the flight crew. unblock May 2016 #28

Try not to kill people. Iggo May 2016 #3

But how far does that go? Bettie May 2016 #4

Depends on how many lives your convenience is worth. Iggo May 2016 #9

So, individuals who are not aware of allergies Bettie May 2016 #12

Where did I say that? Iggo May 2016 #47

You seem to be indicating Bettie May 2016 #49

Nope. Iggo May 2016 #50

Wait you think I don't care if people die? Bettie May 2016 #52

I don't think that and I didn't say that. Iggo May 2016 #75

Well, to be fair, you aren't really saying ANYTHING in your posts. Maedhros May 2016 #93

That's pretty fair. Iggo May 2016 #105

Well, of course the person with the allergies has to let people know!! Yo_Mama May 2016 #147

You bet it is. trotsky May 2016 #69

Zero. Iggo May 2016 #74

Zero as in we should eliminate all food products with those ingredients? trotsky May 2016 #78

Zero as in to that extent should we eliminate those foods from all human diets. Iggo May 2016 #79

OK, just trying to make sense of your suggestion that we should try not to kill people. trotsky May 2016 #81

It's on them... TipTok May 2016 #115

Accommodation doesn't really work TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #129

Absolutely laundry_queen May 2016 #135

A big problem is more and more kids are getting peanut allergies womanofthehills May 2016 #5

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #39

I agree that we really need to study the rise of life-threatening allergies LisaM May 2016 #103

4% to 6% of American children have a food allergy according to CDC womanofthehills May 2016 #127

I think that this is an analogy for how parents are parenting these days Happyhippychick May 2016 #7

I can see a peanut free classroom or lunchroom table Bettie May 2016 #10

My husband would disagree Happyhippychick May 2016 #13

Ok. I see where you are coming from Bettie May 2016 #15

My pleasure. I know it isn't the politically correct answer but it is something we feel Happyhippychick May 2016 #18

Agreed, excellent discussion Bettie May 2016 #21

It is not that simple womanofthehills May 2016 #128

Science is on his side 4Q2u2 May 2016 #29

Interesting Bettie May 2016 #32

Yep...we started exposing our daughter to peanut products as early as we could... TCJ70 May 2016 #99

kids with allergies have to advocate from themselves, but schools also need to monitor unblock May 2016 #37

Yes, I agree. The kids need to advocate, the schools need to be aware and enforce. Happyhippychick May 2016 #38

Solution has already been found snooper2 May 2016 #86

I prefer the John Travolta version... scscholar May 2016 #126

I think that is more likely the problem Mnpaul May 2016 #140

yep, my daughter never went to daycare..just dance and gymnastics classes before kindergarten snooper2 May 2016 #144

That's good to hear Mnpaul May 2016 #145

I avoid peanuts because I don't want to eat aflatoxins womanofthehills May 2016 #11

That seems like an irrational fear to me. cleanhippie May 2016 #20

Seems more a benign concern and less an irrational fear to me. LanternWaste May 2016 #30

Considering that there is virtually ZERO risk in this country from this... cleanhippie May 2016 #34

Being aflatoxins are carcinogens, I choose not to consume them womanofthehills May 2016 #77

My sisters mercuryblues May 2016 #14

Lying about how food is prepared Bettie May 2016 #16

A manslaughter trial has just started in Britain muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #48

Now there, a simple Bettie May 2016 #51

Constant government recalls about peanuts in products womanofthehills May 2016 #82

I would suspect most servers wouldn't even know FLPanhandle May 2016 #19

So when they mercuryblues May 2016 #22

If someone is lying that is Bettie May 2016 #24

In the fryer example, they may have answered honestly to the best of their knowledge. FLPanhandle May 2016 #27

Not necessarily lying - many sauces and processed foods are recalled each year womanofthehills May 2016 #85

That is a fair point too Bettie May 2016 #23

A rushed employee could fail to follow procedures in a busy restaurant, also... HuckleB May 2016 #97

If I had a severe food allergy, I would avoid any food-purveyor where trust was involved. WinkyDink May 2016 #26

Never eating out is fun. mercuryblues May 2016 #33

I imagine that is really Bettie May 2016 #44

I live that life. I have to be very careful since an acute reaction when I was a kid. Yo_Mama May 2016 #148

This Is Why RobinA May 2016 #56

I have an sensitivity to sulfites in foods and medicines womanofthehills May 2016 #92

I have had that problem too! Seafood restaurants are actaully better about knowing this LisaM May 2016 #104

I'm allergic to shrimp - restaurant was cooking burgers and shrimp on same grill womanofthehills May 2016 #125

A better question: How far do people with allgeries need to go to protect themselves? cleanhippie May 2016 #25

I agree there Bettie May 2016 #31

I think you just answered your own question. cleanhippie May 2016 #35

How's this for a concept matt819 May 2016 #36

just keep in mind that if peanuts were introduced today, they would never get fsa approval. unblock May 2016 #40

1.4% won't be killed by a peanut allergy Happyhippychick May 2016 #42

yes -- i did say "could" -- in any event, this misses the point. unblock May 2016 #57

I don't miss the point. 1.4% lethality is not accurate. If it was then I would agree with you. Happyhippychick May 2016 #63

Peanut allergies developed because of the use of peanuts. cleanhippie May 2016 #131

i'm not sure they know exactly why these allergies came about or why they're more common these days unblock May 2016 #132

I understand, but quorn is a synthesized and lab-grown meat substitute. cleanhippie May 2016 #134

I am allergic to most perfumes lagomorph777 May 2016 #41

THIS!!! DeadLetterOffice May 2016 #83

Thanks for bringing this up. I don't have a severe allergy to perfume, but MH1 May 2016 #120

I made the boss take action Mnpaul May 2016 #139

I have a severe allergy to cats JustAnotherGen May 2016 #43

Do you have problems with people who have cats Bettie May 2016 #58

It goes through the air system on a plane JustAnotherGen May 2016 #60

Yeah, closed system and all that Bettie May 2016 #61

Ugh Calvin Klein perfumes JustAnotherGen May 2016 #65

The recirculating air makes it worse IMO Retrograde May 2016 #71

Interesting fact about cat allergies womanofthehills May 2016 #98

So there might be hope for some people who don't have cats because they're allergic! KamaAina May 2016 #146

I Am Not Allergic RobinA May 2016 #62

I don't take a single prescription and I have an Auto Immune Disease JustAnotherGen May 2016 #64

"Flights shouldn't allow pets in the cabin" trotsky May 2016 #68

You read that ONE sentence - right? ;-) JustAnotherGen May 2016 #72

But they might not always be able to give you an alert. trotsky May 2016 #76

Sure they could JustAnotherGen May 2016 #84

Do you have an approximation of the costs involved in your "simple" system? trotsky May 2016 #88

Well I'm an American JustAnotherGen May 2016 #91

Wow, right to the personal attacks. trotsky May 2016 #100

or emergencies! Skittles May 2016 #133

I have the peanut allergy... Galileo126 May 2016 #45

That's fair Bettie May 2016 #46

That is very fair JustAnotherGen May 2016 #66

I think it would be OK for planes to be peanut free .. ananda May 2016 #53

It's not exactly a hardship. wickerwoman May 2016 #110

Airlines could stop serving peanuts SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #124

Isn't that why epi-pens exist? B2G May 2016 #55

The trouble with EpiPens though is that polly7 May 2016 #90

Using an epi-pen is like having 100 cups of coffee womanofthehills May 2016 #123

I'm allergic to some perfumes and air fresheners. peace13 May 2016 #59

The mask would be an excellent idea Mariana May 2016 #116

They have some awesome masks out. peace13 May 2016 #130

I do too. There are some stores I can't tolerate because of it. Yo_Mama May 2016 #149

I'm allergic to yellow-jacket stings. I stay away from yellow-jackets. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #67

Primary responsibility falls on the person with the allergy pediatricmedic May 2016 #73

Thanks for the response Bettie May 2016 #80

That is correct...the frustration I have is GumboYaYa May 2016 #121

The question that is always in my mind is SheilaT May 2016 #87

Re: Animals on planes Bettie May 2016 #89

Luckily I'm not allergic to dogs, SheilaT May 2016 #95

In my zumba class , one women's perfume was makeing 3 of us sick womanofthehills May 2016 #102

Do you have the same issues with natural perfumes? laundry_queen May 2016 #136

I'm ok with some essential oils womanofthehills May 2016 #138

ah. laundry_queen May 2016 #141

I like wearing scent, too, though I do it less frequently. LisaM May 2016 #106

This is getting silly TrappedInUtah May 2016 #94

I am allergic to just about everything my respiratory doc says. But that said LiberalArkie May 2016 #96

I used to have severe allergies - diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity womanofthehills May 2016 #107

I live way out in the country and thought I was over all the asthma and allergies, but I LiberalArkie May 2016 #109

Or, "How far do we need to go to protect people?" nilram May 2016 #108

Impossible question TrappedInUtah May 2016 #111

Yet we haven't drained our resources by providing curb-cuts for nilram May 2016 #113

It wouldn't break society, but TrappedInUtah May 2016 #119

Natural selection at work Capt. Obvious May 2016 #112

You cannot protect 100% of people 100% of the time. alarimer May 2016 #117

"It's about managing risk for yourself. No one else can or should do it for you." wickerwoman May 2016 #137

I have a lot of allergies but they are not the fashionable ones. Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #122

The nightshade family includes potatoes. n/t susanna May 2016 #143

Wow. This is like a liberatarian dream thread. EllieBC May 2016 #142