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When food was served in the first-class cabin, he explicitly asked the flight attendant, “Is this safe to eat? I have a life-threatening nut allergy.” The flight attendant assured him it was safe. Trusting this response, my son ate the bread provided. Shortly after, he began experiencing symptoms of a severe allergic reaction. He asked the flight attendant to double-check the ingredients, and she confirmed the bread contained walnuts. My son required emergency medical care during the flight.

Air Travel Tips via Stanford Medicine

In this post, Lianne Mandelbaum —  shares valuable  tips on flying with food allergies. https://med.stanford.edu/allergyandasthma/news/news-from-our-center/travel-tips.html (more…)