Sixty seconds on . . . food allergies

Should I put my peanuts away?We often hear announcements on aeroplanes asking us not to eat any nut products on a flight, for the sake of a passenger with allergies. However, it turns out that this precaution may not be necessary.That’s nuts!Apparently not. A systematic review commissioned by the UK Civil Aviation Authority1 has found that, in a typical passenger with a food allergy, the risk of having an allergic reaction on a commercial flight is lower than on the ground.Cracking findingsIndeed. Paul Turner, an expert in food allergy at Imperial College London, conducted the systematic review of relevant scientific articles published from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 2022. He found no evidence to support the idea that peanut and tree nut allergens were transmitted in the air during a flight.So, we’re flying free?Not quite. While the review found no support for general “nut bans” or announcements asking all…
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