Pret A Manger will introduce FULL ingredient labelling including allergens on ALL products made after death of tragic Natasha who died of severe reaction to eating sandwich
- Pret will launch full ingredient labels for all food freshly made in shop kitchens
- Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, died after suffering allergic reaction to sandwich
- Natasha collapsed on board a flight from London Heathrow to Nice in July 2016
- Pret chief executive reiterated ‘how deeply sorry we are for the loss of Natasha’
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse fell ill on a flight to Nice after eating a Pret A Manger sandwich
Pret A Manger today insisted that full ingredient labelling, including allergens, will be introduced to all products that are freshly made in its shop kitchens.
It follows the case of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, of Fulham, West London, who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a sandwich bought from one of its outlets at Heathrow Airport.
Natasha collapsed on board a flight from London to Nice in July 2016 after eating an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette she had bought at the store.
Pret chief executive Clive Schlee said: ‘I want to say again how deeply sorry we are for the loss of Natasha. I said we would learn from this tragedy and ensure meaningful changes happen.
‘I hope these measures set us on course to drive change in the industry so people with allergies are as protected and informed as possible. Nothing is more important to Pret right now.’
Pret has announced that full ingredient labelling will be introduced to all products that are freshly made in its shop kitchens, and labels will list all ingredients, including allergens.
Natasha suffered an allergic reaction to a sandwich from this Pret outlet at London Heathrow
Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse with their son Alex outside West London Coroner’s Court
The firm said it will start trialling full ingredient labelling on product packaging from next month, adding that this will be rolled out to all UK shops as quickly as possible.
The coroner at Natasha’s inquest last week said she died of anaphylaxis after eating the Pret sandwich containing sesame, which she was allergic to.
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Her father said she died because of ‘inadequate food labelling laws’, and joined the rest of her family in calling for a change in the law to save lives.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he had told civil servants to investigate a law change after the death highlighted the ‘importance of acting urgently’.
Natalie’s parents Tanya and Nadim (pictured on ITV) want a change in the law to save lives
Natasha collapsed after eating an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette at Pret (file picture)
He said: ‘I think their case is compelling and we need to act quickly in order to ensure that we have the best possible protection in place.’
And Prime Minister Theresa May has said the Government will look at companies’ responsibilities in relation to food labelling.
Earlier this week Natasha’s grieving parents revealed were comforted by the Duchess of York as they flew their daughter’s body to Britain.
Tanya Ednan-Laperouse said fellow British Airways passenger Sarah Ferguson approached them on the plane carrying their daughter’s coffin.
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