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| Pret baguette inquest: Plea for help after allergic reaction | |
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| A 15-year-old girl who died after a severe allergic reaction to a baguette from an airport Pret a Manger said "Daddy, help me" as she struggled to breathe, an inquest has heard. | A 15-year-old girl who died after a severe allergic reaction to a baguette from an airport Pret a Manger said "Daddy, help me" as she struggled to breathe, an inquest has heard. |
| Natasha Ednan-Laperouse became ill on a flight to Nice on 17 July 2016. | Natasha Ednan-Laperouse became ill on a flight to Nice on 17 July 2016. |
| Despite her father administering two EpiPen injections, Natasha died in a hospital in Nice within hours, West London Coroner's Court heard. | Despite her father administering two EpiPen injections, Natasha died in a hospital in Nice within hours, West London Coroner's Court heard. |
| Pret a Manger said it was "deeply saddened" by her death. | Pret a Manger said it was "deeply saddened" by her death. |
| Natasha from Fulham, west London, ate an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette bought from a Pret shop in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, the inquest heard. | Natasha from Fulham, west London, ate an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette bought from a Pret shop in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, the inquest heard. |
| She suffered a cardiac arrest and died later the same day. | She suffered a cardiac arrest and died later the same day. |
| The inquest heard the baguette contained sesame - which Natasha was allergic to - but the ingredient was not listed on the packaging. | The inquest heard the baguette contained sesame - which Natasha was allergic to - but the ingredient was not listed on the packaging. |
| The family's lawyer, Jeremy Hyam QC, became emotional as he read a statement by Natasha's father, Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, at the first day of the inquest on Monday. | The family's lawyer, Jeremy Hyam QC, became emotional as he read a statement by Natasha's father, Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, at the first day of the inquest on Monday. |
| Natasha had just finished school for the summer and was on her way to Nice for a four-day "special treat" with her best friend and her father. | Natasha had just finished school for the summer and was on her way to Nice for a four-day "special treat" with her best friend and her father. |
| Mr Ednan-Laperouse's statement said he first applied an EpiPen when Natasha felt her throat growing itchy and red hives appeared on her midriff. | |
| When her symptoms did not improve he then used her second EpiPen, the inquest heard. | When her symptoms did not improve he then used her second EpiPen, the inquest heard. |
| 'Agony' of call | |
| "Natasha said that she still couldn't breathe and desperately looked at me, she said 'Daddy, help me, I can't breathe'," the statement read. | "Natasha said that she still couldn't breathe and desperately looked at me, she said 'Daddy, help me, I can't breathe'," the statement read. |
| She soon lost consciousness and cabin staff and a onboard junior doctor applied CPR for the rest of the journey. | |
| As her father's hope she would survive in hospital began to fade he put a phone to her ear so that her mother and brother could say goodbye, the hearing was told. | |
| "The pain and agony of the call was beyond anything I have known," his statement said. | "The pain and agony of the call was beyond anything I have known," his statement said. |
| Mr Ednan-Laperouse, the founder of Wow Toys company, said he called his own mother and asked her to visit a branch of Pret a Manger in west London to examine a similar baguette. | |
| Finding no ingredients on the label or on the shelf, his mother made inquiries at the counter and was handed a folder of information. | |
| "My mother looked down the list and found that the baguette dough had sesame seed inside it," the statement said. | |
| "I was stunned that a big food company like Pret could mislabel a sandwich and this could cause my daughter to die." | |
| What are the laws on allergens in food products? | |
| Natasha had suffered from food allergies her entire life, but diligently scrutinised labels and was alert to the danger of cross-contamination, the inquest heard. | |
| She put "her trust in food labelling", her father's statement added. | |
| Antihistamines, EpiPens and inhalers had never before failed to halt an allergic reaction, he said. | |
| In a statement ahead of Monday's hearing, Natasha's parents said she loved horse-riding, ice-skating, and wanted to pursue a career in law. | |
| They added that she had been "so excited" about what was going to be "her best summer ever". | |
| The inquest is expected to last five days. | The inquest is expected to last five days. |