Originally Posted by kedcr22
Let us not forget that peanuts are a deadly allergen... soy nuts, while still an allergen, are not nearly as dangerous. From a litigation standpoint, a few grumpy EXP's (who are very unlikely switching airlines over nuts) aren't nearly as risky as the small chance that one person dies of a peanut allergy on board and AA gets a big fat wrongful death bill.
The soy nuts did not replace peanuts. Peanuts have not been part of the nut mix since at least 2001, when I made my first AA premium flights.