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Food Allergy Death.
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This was of course, an avoidable tragedy.
But should people in the catering trade have to shoulder the responsibility of knowing all the ingredients in everything they sell?
Is eating out when you have a potentially life threatening allergy, worth the risk?
This was of course, an avoidable tragedy.
But should people in the catering trade have to shoulder the responsibility of knowing all the ingredients in everything they sell?
Is eating out when you have a potentially life threatening allergy, worth the risk?
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If folk were (maybe are) obliged to list ingredients as food is processed then the end recipient should have the info. If one tells the establishment of an allergy and doesn't get a, "We don't know", response then they should be able to trust the food given them. That stated of course the only sure way is to grow/rear and prepare your food yourself, but what a depressing thing for life. Never being able to join others on such nights.
//Imagine..
"Excuse me sir or madam.. what's actually in the bryon burger?"
Waiter or waitress: "Who actually knows LOL"//
And, without the LOL it is a perfectly reasonable response. I doubt anybody on the premises knows what's in a "Byron Burger" (I don't even know what it is, let alone what might be in it). And nor they should. People with serious allergies must be responsible for their own safety and if they are in any doubt the should decline to eat the product. This boy had eaten two chicken "dinners" in a single day and failed to carry his potentially life saving medication with him. Sad as it is, he must bear the blame for his demise. It wasn't as if he was administered poison.
"Excuse me sir or madam.. what's actually in the bryon burger?"
Waiter or waitress: "Who actually knows LOL"//
And, without the LOL it is a perfectly reasonable response. I doubt anybody on the premises knows what's in a "Byron Burger" (I don't even know what it is, let alone what might be in it). And nor they should. People with serious allergies must be responsible for their own safety and if they are in any doubt the should decline to eat the product. This boy had eaten two chicken "dinners" in a single day and failed to carry his potentially life saving medication with him. Sad as it is, he must bear the blame for his demise. It wasn't as if he was administered poison.
'But should people in the catering trade have to shoulder the responsibility of knowing all the ingredients in everything they sell?'
Yes, by law:
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Yes, by law:
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The menu makes it quite clear how much buttermik is about.
"Our hamburgers are made to our own unique and tasty recipe - a blend of chuck, brisket & rib cap. Ground twice and cooked medium so they are perfectly juicy. Served in a squishy bun with fries or a house salad."
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"Our hamburgers are made to our own unique and tasty recipe - a blend of chuck, brisket & rib cap. Ground twice and cooked medium so they are perfectly juicy. Served in a squishy bun with fries or a house salad."
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I’m not sure I would want to risk it if me or mine had such a severe allergy.
Not only would you have to be sure about the ingredients in your own food, but there must be the worry of cross contamination too.
Must be a scary thing to live with.
Big responsibility for catering staff too, as Zacs-Master’s link shows.
I wonder why these allergies are becoming more common these days.
Up until a few years ago, I’d only heard of a nut allergy.
How do people find out they have such a severe allergy? I don’t mean to sound flippant, but the first time it happens, how do they survive?
Not only would you have to be sure about the ingredients in your own food, but there must be the worry of cross contamination too.
Must be a scary thing to live with.
Big responsibility for catering staff too, as Zacs-Master’s link shows.
I wonder why these allergies are becoming more common these days.
Up until a few years ago, I’d only heard of a nut allergy.
How do people find out they have such a severe allergy? I don’t mean to sound flippant, but the first time it happens, how do they survive?
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