Risk of peanut allergies from air on planes has been overblown
Filters on commercial flights seem to stop peanut particles from circulating around aircraft, making the risk of a serious allergic reaction from inhaling the allergens very low
Nut allergies ‘aren’t triggered by airborne particles on planes’ -there’s a greater danger, scientists warn
THE idea that nut dust can become airborne and trigger deadly allergic reactions on planes has today been questioned by scientists. There’s no evidence that allergens can be spread in the
Review: No evidence of nut allergens spreading via air ventilation on planes
Folks with peanut allergies don't have to worry that someone might be munching on the nuts during an airline flight, researchers report.
Peanut Panic on Planes Is Overblown, Researchers Say
In a new review of the evidence, scientists have found little evidence to support the fear that peanut and tree nut allergens can be spread through the air of a plane cabin.
Can Aerosolized Nut Particles on a Plane Really Cause an Allergic Reaction?
"Research studies (including aircraft simulations) show no evidence to support airborne transmission of nut allergens as a likely phenomenon," they reported. "Announcements requesting 'nut bans' are not therefore supported, and may install a false sense of security."
Nut bans little help to allergic air passengers
Nut bans on flights may give passengers with allergies a false sense of security, the authors say in the BMJ journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. Previous studies show peanuts can be detected in the air only at very low levels and very close to the nuts themselves.
Risk of nut allergies from air on planes has been overblown
By Carissa WongThere is no strong evidence that people with peanut allergies are at risk of a severe reaction from others eating peanuts and the allergens circulating through the air while on board a plane.
Planes' Air Ventilation Can't Spread Nut Allergens to Passengers: Study
It’s not true that nut allergens can spread throughout aircraft in flight, researchers report. Peanut dust from shelling nuts occurs at very low levels and doesn’t tend to spr
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Nut Allergens Not Transmitted Through Air On Planes, Finds Review Of 40 Years Of Data
It’s widely assumed that flying poses a particular risk for those with nut allergies as the allergens can spread through the ...
The surprising reason you’re safer from allergic reactions in-flight than on the ground
In examining studies of airborne food allergens, the authors say that allergen residues on surfaces inside the cabin pose the ...
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Six common flying with food allergies myths
Food allergies on airplanes are linked to dietary ingestion, not ventilation. Effective cleaning and clear airline policies ...
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Plane nut ban announcements are unlikely to be effective, study says
Aircraft nut ban announcements are “unlikely to be effective” and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense of security, experts have said. People with nut allergies should not be ...