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Study Confirms That There is No Need to Ban Peanuts in Schools, Airlines
"Highly allergic people may react after ingesting minute hidden quantities of peanuts or even after touching or smelling peanuts. These patients often live in fear they will come in contact with peanuts," said Dr Sami Bahna, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), as saying.
"There are ways to make life liveable and less frightening, but there is no guarantee that specific allergens can be removed entirely from an environment," he added.
Allergic reactions to peanuts can include abdominal pain, hives, swelling of the face, throat obstruction, wheezing and anaphylaxis, which are a sudden, life-threatening allergic reaction.
"Unfortunately, life is not risk-free. A minority of people are severely allergic to peanuts, but it is not reasonable or possible to expect schools or airlines to be peanut-free. Consideration should be also given to the freedom of the vast majority of non-allergic persons. Also, peanut is not the only food that can cause severe allergy, "said Bahna.
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JDest(Guest)
12/02/2010
I see no resemblence of a study here, only an opinion. A study tests a hypothesis and offers conclusions based on the evaluation of data.
I understand not requiring the removal of peanuts from the schools, but it makes absolutely no sense to me why the most deadly food allergen would be allowed when someone is literally captive on an airlines without access to emergency care that could mean the difference between life or death.
Maybe common sense could have been used instead?
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