Why do they still serve peanuts on airplanes if this such a major issue?
They were banned, for a long time; but the customers kept pressure up until Management was forced to remove their heads from a dark and unhygenic portion of their body. Now we can all enjoy a choice between pretzels, peanuts and biscotti cookies with our dixie cup of soda.
I was on a flight 2 weeks ago where we were told - because someone in your section (about 15-18 rows in the back of a 767) has a peanut allergy, we will not be serving you peanuts.
Only in the USA (and Canada)!
My wife has a peanut allergy and it can be very serious. She was almost done in by a McDonalds Sundae as a kid. I have kissed her hours after eating peanuts and she would swell up like a blowfish.
But even she is not insane enough to think that peanuts should be banned from the public sphere.