<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lalala:
Isn't this also a problem because alot of things are made with peanut oil? </font>
Some people that are allergic to peanuts are allergic to peanut oil while others like me are not.
At the Chicago Do, a group of us went to a restaurant with a substantial Thai influence. Many of the items had peanuts, peanut butter, or were cooked in peanut oil, so I started asking questions. The restaurant had a fact book with a page for every kind of food allergy, and a list of the menu items that contained them (and in some cases what portions of the menu item, such as the sauce). I was extremely impressed.
If people allergic to a particular type of food can die just from being in the room with it, then airlines shouldn't serve that food. It's just common decency.