Parents of girl who died after eating Pret sandwich launch food allergy study

Trial to look at whether everyday foods can be used as treatment to improve tolerance to allergies

The parents of a teenager killed by an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger sandwich say a clinical trial launched in her name would have meant everything to her".

The trial will investigate whether peanut and milk products can be used under medical supervision as a treatment to improve tolerance. Announcing it, Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, said their aim was to make food allergies history".