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| Shahida Shahid: Burger allergy death was 'misadventure' | Shahida Shahid: Burger allergy death was 'misadventure' |
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| A "lack of communication" contributed to the death of a woman who suffered an allergic reaction to a chicken burger, an inquest jury has found. | |
| Shahida Shahid, 18, from Worsley, Salford, was out with friends on 9 January 2015 when she collapsed after eating at Almost Famous in Manchester. | Shahida Shahid, 18, from Worsley, Salford, was out with friends on 9 January 2015 when she collapsed after eating at Almost Famous in Manchester. |
| A friend gave her an injection in a bid to stem the reaction and she was rushed to hospital, but died three days later. | A friend gave her an injection in a bid to stem the reaction and she was rushed to hospital, but died three days later. |
| The jury at Manchester Coroner's Court returned a conclusion of misadventure. | The jury at Manchester Coroner's Court returned a conclusion of misadventure. |
| The hearing previously heard how the University of Manchester student suffered severe brain damage after eating the burger, which was marinated in buttermilk. | The hearing previously heard how the University of Manchester student suffered severe brain damage after eating the burger, which was marinated in buttermilk. |
| On two previous occasions she had been hospitalised with allergic reactions after inadvertently eating dairy products, including once on her 16th birthday. | On two previous occasions she had been hospitalised with allergic reactions after inadvertently eating dairy products, including once on her 16th birthday. |
| At the conclusion of her inquest, the jury found a "lack of communication" between a server and a chef at the Peter Street restaurant "led Shahida to believe she could eat the meal". | At the conclusion of her inquest, the jury found a "lack of communication" between a server and a chef at the Peter Street restaurant "led Shahida to believe she could eat the meal". |
| The menu did not specify the burger was marinated in buttermilk, the jury's foreman said, although it did invite customers to discuss any allergies with staff, which Shahida "confidently did". | |
| He added: "The ticket went through to the kitchen containing Shahida's allergies, which were missed numerous times during the preparation, construction and delivery of the burger." | |
| Speaking after the hearing, the teenager's older brother Rasel Shahid said she had known "how to look after herself, knew where to eat and knew what to eat". | Speaking after the hearing, the teenager's older brother Rasel Shahid said she had known "how to look after herself, knew where to eat and knew what to eat". |
| "If she was ever unsure, she would walk away," he said. | "If she was ever unsure, she would walk away," he said. |
| Mr Shahid said he hoped restaurants would see what had happened in this case and take on board "how severe allergic reactions are". | Mr Shahid said he hoped restaurants would see what had happened in this case and take on board "how severe allergic reactions are". |
| Correction 16 January 2018: An earlier version of this report, originally published on 11 January, incorrectly attributed Mathieu Pierre's comment about a "terrible mistake" to the restaurant's head chef. | Correction 16 January 2018: An earlier version of this report, originally published on 11 January, incorrectly attributed Mathieu Pierre's comment about a "terrible mistake" to the restaurant's head chef. |