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http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/20/peanuts.on.planes/index.html?hpt=T2
Peanuts on planes protected by law
By Marnie Hunter, CNN
April 20, 2011 7:22 p.m. EDT
The government can't make policies about peanuts on planes without more scientific study
...But when the new rules concerning issues from airline fees and bumping to tarmac delays were announced Wednesday, the department said it won't take on the peanut issue because of a 12-year-old law blocking the agency from tampering with peanut policy without more scientific study.
"The Department is prohibited by law from restricting the serving of peanuts aboard aircraft unless a peer-reviewed study determines that serving of peanuts causes severe reactions among airline passengers. There has been no such peer-reviewed study, so we declined to take action at this time," it said in a statement....
Peanuts on planes protected by law
By Marnie Hunter, CNN
April 20, 2011 7:22 p.m. EDT
The government can't make policies about peanuts on planes without more scientific study
...But when the new rules concerning issues from airline fees and bumping to tarmac delays were announced Wednesday, the department said it won't take on the peanut issue because of a 12-year-old law blocking the agency from tampering with peanut policy without more scientific study.
"The Department is prohibited by law from restricting the serving of peanuts aboard aircraft unless a peer-reviewed study determines that serving of peanuts causes severe reactions among airline passengers. There has been no such peer-reviewed study, so we declined to take action at this time," it said in a statement....