translated from Spanish: A second death by allergy after eating a sandwich

two tragic deaths which have a common factor: the British Pret a Manger food chain.
As he admitted the company believed that another customer was killed by an allergic reaction to a sandwich bought at one of their establishments.
The person died in 2017 after eating a vegetarian loaf that it was assumed that it was dairy-free… but wasn’t it.
The new scandal occurs then transcend to the press that Natasha Ednan-LAPÉROUSE, a 15-year-old boy, also died after eating a baguette of Pret in 2016, which forced the company to include tags in each product detailing their ingredients.
The basis of the sandwich that is involved in this new doom contained a supposedly lactose free yogurt.
But Coyo, the company provided to you by the Pret yoghurt, refuted the guilty and said that the “true cause” of the incident is still unknown.
Coyo is a vegan that you can find in shops and supermarkets around the country.
In the wake of this case, Pret ended its relationship with the company and says that it will undertake legal action against her.
“Unfounded claims” customer victim of this second fatality died on December 27 last year, after buying a sandwich at a store in the city of Bath, in the South-West of the United Kingdom.
After knowing the cause of the accident, Pret said that all products containing the fatal ingredient he retired from their establishments.
Getty ImagesLa Pret food chain has built his name trying to differentiate itself from the rest of the chains of fast food, with fresh options prepared by hand. A spokesman for the chain said that tests conducted by two independent authorities and Pret found that supposedly Coyo lactose free yogurt actually contained trace amounts of milk proteins.
“Believed that this caused the tragic death of a client because of an allergic reaction in December 2017,” he said.
In February of this year, Coyo retired from the market all their yogurts coconut “dairy-free” after discovering that they contained this substance highly allergic to some people.
Brand vegan was investigated by the Agency of food standards of the London Borough of Bexley – where Coyo is headquartered – before issuing an allergy alert.
But in a statement Sunday, Coyo denied that its product was guilty of the death of Pret client.
The company said that the contamination of its yogurts in February this year is not related to this case, and that it is a speculation.
“The statements made by Pret are unfounded,” said the statement.
“”Devastated”Coyo said that the inability of Prêt to provide them with a code of lot, despite several requests,”has severely limited”its ability to investigate the incident further”.
The company added that it will continue helping in the case to find the “true cause”.
After the incident in February, Coyo said he was “devastated” upon discovering dairy in their yogurt, “especially because be free of dairy products is the heart of everything we do”.
According to the company, it has done a “thorough review” of its ingredients and was able to identify that the contaminated material was provided by a provider with which already have cut off relations.
Pret spokesman said: “our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of our client in this terrible case and we will try to help them in any way we can”.
On Sunday, the family of Natasha Ednan-LAPÉROUSE, the teenager who died from an allergic reaction to a sandwich from Pret in 2016, said that they were “incredibly sad” to learn of a second death.
“Our hearts are with the grieving family,” they said.
Natasha died after eating a sandwich chain which contained seeds of Sesame, a well known allergen.
Dairy allergy milk allergy is one of the most common in children, but most exceeds the growth, according to the national health service in United Kingdom.
In less common in adults: only one in every 200 adults are allergic to the cow’s milk, according to the Anaphylaxis Campaign charity.
Getty ImagesUna allergic reaction to dairy products can cause serious damage to human health, even death. It occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly perceived that some of the proteins in cow’s milk are a threat.
Symptoms may develop in minutes and can include redness, hives, and swelling around the mouth and eyes, as well as vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea in some cases.
In more severe cases, there may be an anaphylactic reaction that includes swelling in the mouth or throat, cough or a drop in blood pressure that can lead to collapses.
According to the charity, a splash of milk on the skin can cause immediate symptoms in some cases.
Inhalation of proteins from cow’s milk, for example, when milk is heated or prepares, also can cause reactions in some people.
A milk allergy is not the same as lactose intolerance, which is a digestive problem.
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