'How many more children have to die before people take food allergies seriously?': Parents of tragic Pret baguette teen Natasha Ednan-Laperouse speak out at inquest of schoolgirl, 13, who suffered a fatal reaction to a Costa hot chocolate READ MORE: Girl, 13, died after single sip of Costa 'soya milk' hot chocolate By Eve Simmons Health Editor For Mailonline and Mark Duell Published: 18:25 BST, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 18:33 BST, 12 August 2024 e-mail View comments The parents of teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette, today urged the Government and food firms to 'wake up' to 'how serious food allergies are'. Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse spoke out while attending the inquest into the death of Hannah Jacobs, 13, who suffered catastrophic reaction after a single sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate. The couple who founded The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation said they were 'devastated' to learn of the case and added: 'How many more children must die before we start taking food allergy seriously?' On the first day of the inquest at East London Coroner's Court, Hannah's mother, Abimbola Duyile, recalled the moments that led to the tragedy.
She had warned staff about her daughter's allergies, she said, apologising to the barista for 'being a pain' after requesting the milk steamer was cleaned to ensure traces of cow's milk were eliminated. Hannah Jacobs, 13, of Barking, East London, died following a suspected anaphylactic reaction Ye.