Shortage of EpiPens 'meant chance to save Costa allergy victim Hannah Jacobs was missed' By Eve Simmons and Ethan Ennals Published: 00:27, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 00:41, 25 August 2024 e-mail View comments A nationwide shortage of life-saving EpiPens is linked to the death of schoolgirl with a severe dairy allergy who died after drinking one sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate. Earlier this month, a coroner concluded that Hannah Jacobs, 13, died due to failure by staff at the coffee shop chain to follow allergy safety procedures. Hannah asked for soya milk in her drink, but real milk was used instead.
Her mother Abimbola Duyile accused Costa Coffee of treating allergy training as a ‘tick-box exercise’ , leading to the death of her ‘vivacious, caring, affectionate’ daughter. However, The Mail on Sunday has learned that Hannah’s life could have been saved if it wasn’t for an alleged dangerous shortage of prescription drugs in the UK. The inquest into her death, which occurred in February 2023, heard that a pharmacist who assisted her during the fatal allergic reaction said the correct dose of an emergency medicine was ‘out of stock’.
Undated family handout photo issued by solicitors Leigh Day of Hannah Jacobs, 13, of Barking, east London, who had a severe dairy allergy Hannah's mother, Abimbola Duyile, holds a picture of her daughter as solicitor outside East London Coroner's Court following the conclusion of the inquest of 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs who died f.
