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Pret sandwich linked to fatal allergic reaction contained milk, expert says

A chemist who analysed a Pret a Manger sandwich believed to have triggered a dairy allergy in a 42-year-old woman says he believes the product contained milk, despite the level being too low to measure with any degree of accuracy. Celia Marsh went ...

08 Sept 2022 at 17:33

Food Standards Agency backs call to make allergy information compulsory on menus

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has backed calls for “Owen’s Law”, which would force restaurants to publish allergy information on their menus. Owen Carey, 18, died from an allergic reaction after being given a buttermilk-coated grilled chicken ...

15 Dec 2023 at 10:23

Pine nuts and goats milk should be on food allergy lists, researchers say

Foods such as goats milk and pine nuts may need allergy warning labels, researchers suggest. It comes as a study highlighted eight foods currently not included on the list for mandatory allergy labelling but which are regularly involved in ...

20 Aug 2025 at 12:06

Patients at risk of severe allergic reactions ‘do not have adrenaline pens’

A third of people in England who have experienced a severe allergic reaction to food are not carrying live-saving adrenaline pens, analysis shows. Prescriptions for adrenaline auto injectors (AAIs) – devices given to those who are at risk ...

28 Aug 2024 at 23:30

Plane nut ban announcements are unlikely to be effective, study says

Aircraft nut ban announcements are “unlikely to be effective” and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense of security, experts have said. People with nut allergies should not be worried about the spread of allergens through ...

15 Oct 2024 at 23:30

Food Standards Agency backs call to make allergy information compulsory on menus

14 Dec 2023 at 08:36

Girl who died after eating Pret baguette ‘would be proud of law change impact’

The parents of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating a Pret baguette have said their daughter would be “very proud” of how a change in the law is saving lives. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, from Fulham, west London, ...

01 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Life

8 signs of food allergies in children you might not know

A new initiative focused on increasing allergy awareness in schools has been given the royal seal of approval from King Charles III himself. The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – founded in June 2019 following the tragic death of ...

11 Feb 2025 at 11:23

King sends message of support to help drive up allergy awareness in schools

The King has sent a message of support for a new programme aimed at driving up allergy awareness in schools. The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – set up in memory of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, who died after eating a Pret a ...

11 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Restaurants should ‘encourage a conversation’ about allergens under new guidance

Restaurants and cafes should now provide written information and “encourage a conversation” with customers about potential allergens in their food under new guidance. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it was still encouraging ...

05 Mar 2025 at 07:00

Health & Wellbeing

8 lessons I’ve learnt that other food allergy parents should know

Discovering that your child has severe food allergies can be both frightening and overwhelming. Ahead of Allergy Awareness Week (April 22-28), we spoke with Lancashire mum Kirsty Henshaw, 39, who knows this anxiety all too well....

17 Apr 2025 at 08:00

Health

Parents of boy with pea allergy make plea for full lists of ingredients at restaurants after ‘life-threatening’ meal

The parents of a boy who is severely allergic to peas and several other foods are calling on the Government to make restaurants disclose all their ingredients after their son’s face started swelling moments after he bit into a ...

07 May 2024 at 06:38

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