Coroner calls for UK anaphylaxis register after Pret a Manger deaths

05/12/2022 11:18 The Guardian

Families of customers who died after eating food containing allergens welcome report urging reformsThe families of two Pret a Manger customers who died after experiencing severe allergic reactions have welcomed a report from a senior coroner suggesting hospitals should be obliged to report fatal and near-fatal anaphylaxis.Maria Voisin, the senior coroner for Avon, said a robust system of capturing and recording serious cases of anaphylaxis could provide an early warning of the risk posed to allergic individual byproducts with an undeclared allergen content. Continue reading...

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