struggling to avoid chicken

Is it just me, or are people somehow confused by what is in their own food? The amount of times I was accidentally given chicken in my food (even when told it didn't have any) is higher than it needs to be. egg is even worse... I just rode a plane, and even after telling the flight attendant that i couldn't have chicken (i gave back my main and had it replaced with a pork cutlet), she still didn't warn me about the pasta salad that had chicken in it!

yes, I'm allergic to chicken. yes, im allergic to white meat and dark meat equally. yes, this has happened every time i've eaten anything with chicken. no, the breed doesn't matter -- i don't want to eat it. just give me something else to eat, thanks.

how do you folks deal with this? even verbal requests don't work these days....