Peanuts on Airplane

mary said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things. I heard that they do
not serve peanuts on the plane because some people might be allergic to them. Does this mean that
they do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane, someone who was
allergic but not eating them would be affected (peanut dust?). Or is it that the airline would
prefer to only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than carrying two different types for
inventory reasons?

Is this supposed to be a joke? The last time I flew, peanuts were about the only solid food
still offered.

My mail address is jsachs177 at earthlink dot net.

"i am sure that i have had peanuts on a flight (but that is in europe)but it is true that someone
with an allergy can go into an anyphilactic(sp.) shock if they are in the same room as nuts --or--
whatever they are allergic to.my best friends daughter has to carry a shot around with her so she
can inject herself if necessary as she is always coming into contact with foodstuffs that contain
nuts or derivatives of nuts EVEN though she is so careful as to what she buys and
touches.unfortunately the world we live in is not always as careful so she tends to spend rather a
lot of time in the emergency room of the local hospital.

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:35:10 -0500, "mary" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things. I heard that they do
not serve peanuts on the plane because some people might be allergic to them. Does this mean that
they do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane, someone who was
allergic but not eating them would be affected (peanut dust?). Or is it that the airline would
prefer to only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than carrying two different types for
inventory reasons?

Thanks

Tom

Southwest, at least, still offers peanuts on their flights.

I have been served small packets of peanuts many times on airlines.

" > I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things. I

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heard that they do not serve peanuts on the plane because some people

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be allergic to them.

"Jonathan Sachs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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mary said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things.

I

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heard that they do not serve peanuts on the plane because some people

might

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be allergic to them. Does this mean that they do not serve them because

if

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anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane, someone who was allergic but not eating them would
be affected (peanut dust?). Or is it that the

airline

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would prefer to only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than

carrying

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two different types for inventory reasons?

Is this supposed to be a joke? The last time I flew, peanuts were about the only solid food still
offered.

When I flew last Monday (Jan 5), I accumlated 4 bags of peanuts. I was flying on Southwest, btw.

Jonathan Sachs said:

Is this supposed to be a joke? The last time I flew, peanuts were about the only solid food still
offered.

Last time I flew was Sept/02. They handed out peanuts on one leg of the flight. I don't eat peanuts.
On the way back they gave us pretzels, but they forgot the copious amounts of beer that make
pretzels palatable.

DRB said:

When I flew last Monday (Jan 5), I accumlated 4 bags of peanuts. I was flying on Southwest, btw.

That's my sardine can of choice.

My mail address is jsachs177 at earthlink dot net.

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Jonathan Sachs said:

mary said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things. I heard that they do not
serve peanuts on the plane because some people might be allergic to them. Does this mean that they
do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane, someone who was allergic
but not eating them would be affected (peanut dust?). Or is it that the airline would prefer to
only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than carrying two different types for inventory
reasons?

Is this supposed to be a joke? The last time I flew, peanuts were about the only solid food
still offered.

United, at least, phased out peanuts as snacks some time ago.

As I understand it, you can have an allergic reaction to a lot of people eating peanuts in an
enclosed space like a plane, but it probably won't kill you. But people can die of eating even one
peanut. So it's just safer not to offer them at all.

They don't, however, keep passengers from bringing peanuts onto planes.

Naomi D.

Naomi Darvell said:

So it's just safer not to offer them at all.

<snip>

The geriatric ward I cover just got painted with a total peanut ban, although no one on it has
peanut allergy. It is a shame, because peanut butter is about the favourite sandwich of at least
half the people. Everyone is grumbling. It is almost as bad as when they banned smoking. blacksalt

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mary said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things. I heard that they do not
serve peanuts on the plane because some people might be allergic to them. Does this mean that they
do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane, someone who was allergic
but not eating them would be affected (peanut dust?). Or is it that the airline would prefer to
only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than carrying two different types for inventory
reasons?

I was served peanuts on both international flights I took recently.

Airlines only decline to serve peanuts if they have been informed that someone on the flight _does_
have a life-threatening peanut allergy.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

Brian Macke said:

This is made more complicated by the low-carb fervor that tells people that pretzels are bad. But
that's a subject for a different thread.

Lowcarbers are smart enough to bring thier *own* low carb snacks on the plane.

In article <[email hidden]>,

(WardNA) said:

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When I flew last Monday (Jan 5), I accumlated 4 bags of peanuts. I was flying on Southwest, btw.

Yes, Southwest often (not always) carries them, but the Majors all seem to have gone over to
boring, annoying, harmless pretzels.

Pretzels aren't harmless to me -- I can't digest wheat.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

mary said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things. I heard that they do not
serve peanuts on the plane because some people might be allergic to them. Does this mean that they
do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane, someone who was allergic
but not eating them would be affected (peanut dust?). Or is it that the airline would prefer to
only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than carrying two different types for inventory
reasons?

Whenever I fly to Princeton, I'm always served peanuts. The only time I wasn't it was a bag of mixed
nuts that excluded peanuts. The reason was that there was another passenger who reported a peanut
allergy and so the attendants didn't serve them for that particular flight.

--
Darryl L. Pierce <[email hidden]> Visit the Infobahn Offramp - <http://mypage.org/mcpierce>
"What do you care what other people think, Mr. Feynman?"

mary said:

Does this mean that they do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of peanuts on the plane,
someone who was allergic but not eating them would be affected (peanut dust?).

There are people who have contact anaphylactic shock from peanut dust. Many parents of peanut
allergic kids have to wipe down the seats where their kids are going to sit, just in case. And yes,
they carry Epipens.

I know there are airlines in the US who have gone peanut free. I know there are airlines as well who
will go peanut free on a flight if someone requests it (a lot of the time, they require a doctor's
letter). There are also airlines who refuse to go peanut free (Continental is one, IIRC).

Yep, it's a shame that so many people have food allergies. But when it's life and death, well,
perspective changes.

E mom to a son with multiple food allergies
--
"In Finnegans Wake, he just made up words. Now that's just not sporting!" ..A friend on James Joyce

mary <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I do not know if this is true or if it is one of those urban myth things.

I

Quoted message said:

heard that they do not serve peanuts on the plane because some people

might

Quoted message said:

be allergic to them. Does this mean that they do not serve them because if anyone opened a bag of
peanuts on the plane, someone who was allergic but not eating them would be affected (peanut
dust?). Or is it that the

airline

Quoted message said:

would prefer to only have one snack, such as pretzels, rather than

carrying

Quoted message said:

two different types for inventory reasons?

Thanks

Tom

This is *not* an urban myth - it happened to me on a long-haul flight a couple of years ago. It was
a package tour, so we had this person on our 8-hour flight both there and back.

Just as they were passing out the pre-dinner drinks we were informed that someone on board had a
severe nut allergy, and so snacks would not be served with the drinks. And, BTW, would people ensure
that they did not eat any nuts of their own, even the smell could kill the person.

We were kinda cheesed off, but I guess it was much worse for the person with the allergy, wondering
if somebody would cheat, or would they make it back alive.

bumble

Naomi Darvell said:

United, at least, phased out peanuts as snacks some time ago.

I flew on United a little over a month ago. The snack included a couple of tiny bags of tiny
pretzels. No peanuts.

WardNA said:

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When I flew last Monday (Jan 5), I accumlated 4 bags of peanuts. I was flying on Southwest, btw.

Yes, Southwest often (not always) carries them, but the Majors all seem to have gone over to
boring, annoying, harmless pretzels.

Gee, and I though nothing could be worst than the bag of carrots I got for a snack the last time I
flew. Sheesh! I thing the obvious solution is to forbid people with peanut allergies to drive and
let the people who fly at least have the comfort of a lousy bag of peanuts. Or I'd settle for
cashews or pistachios. Just, please, no damn pretzels or carrots. Kate

--
Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that
smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all
about? "][email hidden]

Miche said:

In article said:

Quoted message said:

When I flew last Monday (Jan 5), I accumlated 4 bags of peanuts. I was flying on
Southwest, btw.

Yes, Southwest often (not always) carries them, but the Majors all seem to have gone over to
boring, annoying, harmless pretzels.

Pretzels aren't harmless to me -- I can't digest wheat.

but lifethreatening peanut allergies are a whole different can of worms from wheat allergies... at
least my cousin doesn't croak if someone who has eaten wheat kisses her.

Lena

Taffy Stoker said:

Brian Macke said:

This is made more complicated by the low-carb fervor that tells people that pretzels are bad.
But that's a subject for a different thread.

Lowcarbers are smart enough to bring thier *own* low carb snacks on the plane.

but stupid enough to have fallen for the food industries hype.

Seriously, people, _there is no magic pill_! You're still gonna die no matter what. Lovin' your body
does not mean following the magic recipe--it don't exist.

Lena

anti-dieter