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| Dairy allergy teen Owen Carey 'died after eating buttermilk' | Dairy allergy teen Owen Carey 'died after eating buttermilk' |
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| A teenager with an allergy to dairy died after eating chicken marinated in buttermilk, an inquest has heard. | A teenager with an allergy to dairy died after eating chicken marinated in buttermilk, an inquest has heard. |
| Owen Carey was celebrating his 18th birthday in London when he collapsed and died on 22 April 2017. | Owen Carey was celebrating his 18th birthday in London when he collapsed and died on 22 April 2017. |
| The inquest heard he ordered "skinny grilled chicken" at Byron Burger but there was "no mention" of a marinade on the menu. | The inquest heard he ordered "skinny grilled chicken" at Byron Burger but there was "no mention" of a marinade on the menu. |
| Technical manager Aimee Leitner-Hopps said a notice on the menu asked customers to advise staff of allergies. | Technical manager Aimee Leitner-Hopps said a notice on the menu asked customers to advise staff of allergies. |
| She also told South London Coroner's Court all waiting staff underwent allergy training. | She also told South London Coroner's Court all waiting staff underwent allergy training. |
| 'Very small font' | 'Very small font' |
| Clodagh Bradley QC, representing Mr Carey's family, from Crowborough, Sussex, said regulations required information about allergies to be clearly visible in a restaurant. | Clodagh Bradley QC, representing Mr Carey's family, from Crowborough, Sussex, said regulations required information about allergies to be clearly visible in a restaurant. |
| Information on the Byron menu was "at the very bottom, in a really very small font, in black print, on a royal blue background" making it difficult to read, she added. | |
| Ms Leitner-Hopps said: "It's perfectly legible in my opinion." | Ms Leitner-Hopps said: "It's perfectly legible in my opinion." |
| She also said it complied with legal obligations. | She also said it complied with legal obligations. |
| When asked by assistant coroner Briony Ballard why it could not be more prominent, she replied: "The expectation is that a customer with an allergy should inform us." | When asked by assistant coroner Briony Ballard why it could not be more prominent, she replied: "The expectation is that a customer with an allergy should inform us." |
| Ms Bradley QC also said: "The menu makes no mention at all of marinade. It would be very easy for a reader of the menu to think this was a plain grilled chicken breast." | Ms Bradley QC also said: "The menu makes no mention at all of marinade. It would be very easy for a reader of the menu to think this was a plain grilled chicken breast." |
| Ms Leitner-Hopps said: "If you have an allergy you should be asking for information and the team would have provided it." | Ms Leitner-Hopps said: "If you have an allergy you should be asking for information and the team would have provided it." |
| The hearing continues. | The hearing continues. |