The importance of food allergy awareness
Peanut allergies affect 2% of children, yet legally airlines can still allow passengers to eat and even purchase nuts on planes. Last month the family of a 12-year-old girl with a peanut allergy were reportedly forced off a SunExpress flight after airline staff refused to announce a ban on nuts. Campaigner Nadim Ednan-Laperouse knows these dangers firsthand; in 2016, he witnessed his 15-year-old daughter Natasha die after consuming a wrongly labelled baguette mid-flight.
He joins us alongside Lindsey Bowers, a former This Morning producer and close friend of our beloved team member Amy May Shead, to share their stories. Plus, Professor Adam Fox will be showing us the secret anaphylactic shock signs that could save someone’s life.