Girl Dies From Allergic Reaction to Sesame Seeds
Discussion
A girl died after eating a baguette which contained sesame seeds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45679320
A very sad story, but, moving on from that why do people have these allergic reactions to different types of food?
It never used to happen, why does it happen nowadays.
What can we do to get back to the tolerance that just about everybody used to have?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45679320
A very sad story, but, moving on from that why do people have these allergic reactions to different types of food?
It never used to happen, why does it happen nowadays.
What can we do to get back to the tolerance that just about everybody used to have?
PF62 said:
My understanding from reading the reports -
- Pret benefit from the exemption for not labelling intended for small outlets which would be too burdensome for them to comply but dead easy for a mega-corp like Pret.
- Pret claimed signs were on shelves advising people to ask about allergies but the following week no signs were present in that branch.
- Pret have had six previous instances of allergic reaction from that bread in the last 12 months.
- Pret label their food with "gluten free" and other information about the ingredients, but choose not to label allergens.
So Pret knew their labelling was causing serious problems, but did sweet FA about it.
- BA stored the first aid kit at one end of the aircraft and the defibrillator at the other end.
- BA cabin crew didn't bother telling the doctor the first aid kit had an epi-pen in it.
- BA training was not to bring the defibrillator out unless the cabin crew thought there was agonal breathing, so cabin crew were making medical decisions not deferring to the trained doctor in attendance.
I think BA were lucky to not get called out by the coroner, but that was probably down the evidence that the defibrillator would have made no difference as it was thought her heart had already stopped rather than having an abnormal rhythm that could be corrected by the defibrillator.
There was also the issue that the needle on the two epi-pens used had needles that were too short to guarantee effectiveness, so some serious questions for the company who made them.
Also from your understanding from reading the reports:-- Pret benefit from the exemption for not labelling intended for small outlets which would be too burdensome for them to comply but dead easy for a mega-corp like Pret.
- Pret claimed signs were on shelves advising people to ask about allergies but the following week no signs were present in that branch.
- Pret have had six previous instances of allergic reaction from that bread in the last 12 months.
- Pret label their food with "gluten free" and other information about the ingredients, but choose not to label allergens.
So Pret knew their labelling was causing serious problems, but did sweet FA about it.
- BA stored the first aid kit at one end of the aircraft and the defibrillator at the other end.
- BA cabin crew didn't bother telling the doctor the first aid kit had an epi-pen in it.
- BA training was not to bring the defibrillator out unless the cabin crew thought there was agonal breathing, so cabin crew were making medical decisions not deferring to the trained doctor in attendance.
I think BA were lucky to not get called out by the coroner, but that was probably down the evidence that the defibrillator would have made no difference as it was thought her heart had already stopped rather than having an abnormal rhythm that could be corrected by the defibrillator.
There was also the issue that the needle on the two epi-pens used had needles that were too short to guarantee effectiveness, so some serious questions for the company who made them.
What responsibility falls upon the parents to exercise care?
What responsibility falls upon the 15 year old?
Is no one responsible for the consequences of their actions?
A second person has died after an allergic reaction to dairy product in a Pret a Manger sandwich.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45774709
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45774709
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