No nuts for me....due to NRSA allergy
Oct 19, 2016, 11:09 am
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When was the last time anyone saw a peanut (which isn't even a nut, it's a legume) on a mainline United flight? I haven't in years. And I don't remember seeing peanuts on any UX flights for quite a while either.
Oct 22, 2016, 9:05 pm
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Oct 23, 2016, 4:12 am
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However, there is no known aerosol threat from microscopic nut particles, so the FA really had no valid complaint. Two studies were done with micro-milled nut powder (i.e. nut flour) to determine if inadvertent inhalation (i.e. not snorted) of microscopic nut particles would induce an antagonistic reaction in allergic subjects and no risks were found. The only known aerosol threat is from cooked nut products where the nut oils volatilized and were inhaled to induce an allergic reaction
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Oct 23, 2016, 5:40 am
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OP implied that the FA was allergic to tree nuts.
However, there is no known aerosol threat from microscopic nut particles, so the FA really had no valid complaint. Two studies were done with micro-milled nut powder (i.e. nut flour) to determine if inadvertent respiration of microscopic nut particles would induce an antagonistic reaction in allergic subjects and no risks were found. The only known aerosol threat is from cooked nut products where the nut oils volatilized and were breathed-in to induce an allergic reaction
However, there is no known aerosol threat from microscopic nut particles, so the FA really had no valid complaint. Two studies were done with micro-milled nut powder (i.e. nut flour) to determine if inadvertent respiration of microscopic nut particles would induce an antagonistic reaction in allergic subjects and no risks were found. The only known aerosol threat is from cooked nut products where the nut oils volatilized and were breathed-in to induce an allergic reaction