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"Approximately 1.8 million Americans sufferers from a peanut allergy (many of which are severe and life-threatening)--my 3 year old is one. The U.S. is now considering a ban on peanuts on airplanes to protect allergic fliers from peanut particles in the air. Some say it&amp;#x27;s about time, others say &amp;quot;what&amp;#x27;s flying without peanuts?&amp;quot; Airplane travel has gotten pretty bad (thank you very much, shoe bomber). And, in a world where we&amp;#x27;re nickled and dimed and herded like cattle, some really love the one last perk: the free pack of peanuts on airplanes. But, even at the expense of those who are severely allergic to them? Federal regulators are considering banning them on flights. Food allergy advocates say it&amp;#x27;s a must, but others aren&amp;#x27;t so quick to agree. You guess it: the nut farmers. &amp;quot;The peanut is such a great snack and such an American snack,&amp;quot; said Martin Kanan, chief executive of King Nut, an Ohio company that packages the peanuts served by most U.S. airlines. &amp;quot;What&amp;#x27;s next? Is it banning peanuts in ballparks?&amp;quot; Note: I find this dude&amp;#x27;s comments a tad annoying. Are we insinuating that peanut allergy sufferers are somehow anti-American? Sheesh. Anyhoo, moving on ... So, the government is considering three options: an all-out ban, prohibiting peanuts only when an allergic passenger is present, or having a &amp;quot;peanut-free zone&amp;quot; somewhere in the cabin. Since I live with someone with a peanut allergy, I know how very serious it can be (he swells up if he touches something that came in contact with peanuts)--and some people get sick from breathing in peanut dust in the air ... yikes! So I do see the necessity for a ban like this. What do you think? More peanuts: *People love their powdered peanut butter. Would you try it? *Yummy recipe: chocolate-peanut butter protein bars ... *Peanut butter: In 100-calorie snack packs! More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day! Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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