Originally Posted by
emma69
From the stuff I was reading yesterday, it was saying that the particles that are the 'classic peanut smell' are non-allergenic, i.e. they do not contain the protein, and therefore cannot cause a reaction (e.g. smelling peanut butter). It is different when there is peanut 'dust' present (e.g. from shelling peanuts).
Good distinction; thank you. I was thinking only of the peanut dust. Smelling peanut butter usually won't be a problem, except psychologically. We tend to get away from the smell of peanuts in any form as fast as we can!
I was once on Delta in F and the lady seated next to me brought an Asian chicken salad on board with a heavy peanut sauce. Luckily she wanted to eat while we were still at the gate, so I just stood outside the door on the jetway while she finished. I wouldn't have had an anaphylactic reaction, but it was enough to make me uncomfortable.