An airline stops selling peanuts & removes all nuts from in-flight foods. Check out why?

British airline EasyJet has stopped selling peanuts & will remove all nuts from in-flight foods in order to protect passengers from allergies. It won't allow passengers to eat nuts on board if fellow travelers are allergic. The airline says their priority is safety & welfare of all customers & crew, so they have procedures to assist customers traveling with a nut allergy. It came up after a 15-year-old died on the flight.