A teenager who died after eating a birthday meal at British burger chain Byron had told staff about his allergy to dairy, but was misled into thinking his order was safe to eat, a coroner has found.
Owen Carey, who was celebrating his 18th birthday at the restaurant in 2017, told waiting staff about his allergies before ordering a fried chicken burger coated in buttermilk at a London branch of the restaurant.But he was reassured by the menu and told the burger was suitable, the UK's Press Association reported. Carey suffered an allergic reaction soon after eating it and died within an hour."The deceased made serving staff aware of his allergies.
"We want restaurants to have to display clear allergen information on each individual dish on their menus. The food industry should put the safety of their customers first," it added."It is simply not good enough to have a policy which relies on verbal communication between the customer and their server, which often takes places in a busy, noisy restaurant where the turnover of staff is high and many of their customers are very young.
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