Pret baguette enquest: Call for help after an allergic reaction

A 15-year-old girl, who died after a severe allergic reaction to a wand from an airport, said, "Dad, help me" as she struggled to breathe, an investigation was heard.

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse fell ill during a flight to Nice on July 17, 2016.

Despite the fact that her father administered two EpiPen injections, Natasha died in a nice hospital in a few hours, was heard at the West London Court Coroner's Court.

Ready to eat said she was "deeply saddened" by her death.

Natasha from Fulham, in West London, ate a baguette of artichokes, olives and tapenade bought at a Pret store of Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport .

She suffered a cardiac arrest and died later that day.

The investigation revealed that the baguette contained sesame – to which Natasha was allergic – but that the ingredient was not stated on the package.

The family's attorney, Jeremy Hyam QC, became moved by reading a statement from Natasha's father, Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, on the first day of the investigation on Monday.

Natasha had just finished her studies for the summer and was going to Nice for a four day "special treatment" with her best friend and her father.

Mr. Ednan-Laperouse's statement states that he first applied an EpiPen when Natasha felt her throat become itchy and that red hives appeared on her belly.

When his symptoms did not improve, he then used his second EpiPen, the ongoing investigation.

& # 39; Agony & # 39; of the call

"Natasha said that she still could not breathe and desperately looked at me, she said," Dad, help me, I can not breathe, "the statement said.

She quickly lost consciousness and the cabin crew and a young doctor on board applied CPR for the remainder of the trip.

While his father's hope of surviving the hospital began to fade, he put a phone in his ear so that his mother and brother could say goodbye, did we say to the audience.

"The pain and agony of the call were beyond anything that I knew," said his release.

Mr. Ednan-Laperouse, the founder of the Wow Toys company, said he called his own mother and asked him to visit a Pret à Manger branch in West London to examine a similar wand.

Finding no ingredients on the label or on the shelf, her mother went to the counter and received an information pack.

"My mother looked down the list and found that the batter had sesame seeds," the statement said.

"I've been stunned that a big food company like Pret could mislead a sandwich, which could result in my daughter's death."

The investigation is expected to last five days.

What are the laws on allergens in food products?

• Sesame is one of 14 allergens that consumers should be aware of when it is used as an ingredient in food products, in accordance with EU regulations.
• However, the EU rules stipulate that each Member State is responsible for deciding how information on non-prepacked foods is provided to the customer.
• The UK Food Regulations 2014 authorizes that freshly hand-made and non-prepackaged foods of the type manufactured by Pret, Greggs, Eat and other outlets are not labeled individually.
• Confirmed loan at the time of Natasha's death, the products would not have been individually labeled with information on allergens or ingredients, and that was part of the regulations.
• However, Pret said that there were signs in the refrigerator and at the point of sale telling allergic consumers to consult a manager for advice or to consult his guide on allergens.