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In early June, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it was seeking public input on how to make air travel more accessible to people with severe peanut allergies.
Specifically, DOT said it was considering these options: banning peanuts from being served on flights; restricting them from being served when there was a peanut-allergic passenger on board; or requiring a peanut-free zone around a person with severe peanut allergy.
DOT did state at the time that Congress had restricted it from using public funds to limit peanuts on aircraft without a scientific study showing passengers can have severe reactions to peanuts from airborne peanut particles, but the department appeared willing to forge ahead anyway. However, two weeks later the department said it would comply with this requirement. A DOT spokesman told Allergic Living that the agency will still review all comments received by August 9. Does a study exist?
View DOT’s Passenger Protections document (see point 12) and click “Submit a Comment.” The issue is also being discussed on this website run by Cornell University. |
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| If it feels like your seasonal allergies are getting worse every year, you’re probably right and climate change is likely to blame. Imagine: ragweed, already a potent allergen, produces 61 per cent more pollen in higher CO2 levels. Read Allergic Living’s investigation into how our warming planet is being held responsible for wasp sting deaths in Alaska, asthma flare-ups in California, pine beetle allergy in British Columbia and mould allergy in New Orleans. |
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Called allergic conjunctivitis, the inflammation of the eye and related symptoms can be debilitating for an allergy sufferer. Find out why our eyes react to pollen, and how to deal with it.
Plus:
- The Grass Attack – Mowing through the grass allergy issues.
- Stinging Insects – When do you need to worry?
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Peanut-free balconies,
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baseball. more
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| July & August,
various dates.
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cooking camps.
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