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The Family of a teenager with a dairy Allergy who died after he unknowingly butter milk eaten in a burger restaurant have a change in the laws.

Owen Carey ordered Grilled Chicken at Byron burger in The O2 Arena in London while celebrating his 18th birthday.

He told staff about his Allergy, but was not told that the food contain butter milk.

After an investigation, decided by a judge, he was not told about all the genes that led to his death, Mr. Carey's family is the current policy of the left said, too much room for error.

Speaking outside Southwark Coroner's court, Mr Carey' s sister, Emma Kocher said her brother's death shouldn't have happened.

Owen Carey celebrated his 18th birthday, when he died,

you said The Family wanted something good to come out of your losses and ask the government to change The Law .

"It just isn't good enough to have a policy that focuses on the verbal communication between the clients and your server, which, often in a busy, noisy restaurant, where the turnover of staff is high, and many of their customers are very young," She Said .

"That leaves too much room for error on a Problem, we know a lot can cost of good living. We hope that we can lead the change with Owen 's law for better allergen labeling in restaurants. "

Mr Carey's mother, Moira, paid tribute to her son, She Said , played three instruments, filled The House with noise, and was "always smiling and the best of the wanted to live".

She Said , "hundreds of thousands" of Allergy sufferers were afraid to eat in restaurants because that was "the decisive place where you are At Risk ."

His father Paul described his son as "a great guy, a handsome boy and a great mate".

'Severe anaphylactic reaction'

The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, the, called the decision a "landmark judgement".

Earlier, the assistant coroner Briony Ballard stated: "The Deceased made the staff aware of his allergies.

"The Menu was reassured that it will be selected no reference to any marinade or potential allergenic ingredient in the food.

"The Deceased was not informed that it is of all the genes in the sequence.

"The food is served and consumed by The Deceased dairy products contain to suffer by The Deceased , a severe anaphylactic reaction, from which he died. "

The inquest heard Mr Carey ate half of The Chicken , before he heard you>symptoms

He ate half of his Chicken before he felt his lips tingling, and experienced stomach issues, the hearing was told.

The teenager, together, 55 minutes broken outside of the London Eye.

members of The Public , including an RAF doctor tried to revive him, but when the paramedics arrived, he was "at a standstill, is not breathing, and Pulseless ¤ ren", the hearing was told.

Mr Carey, of Crowborough, Sussex, later died at St Thomas's Hospital in Central London .

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died after an allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette in 2016

After the hearing, Byron chief executive Simon Wilkinson said: "We take allergies very seriously and have a robust process, and although they are these procedures in accordance with all The Rules and guidelines, we respond to our employees, in The Right way. "

He said The Company had heard what had told The Coroner about talking to customers and added: "It is not clear, the current rules and requirements are enough, and the industry needs to do More - More help for customers with allergies and More , the awareness of the risks of allergies. "

Ms Ballard is expected to prevent recommendations at a later date about how that future deaths.

After the hearing, Thomas Jervis, of the Carey family lawyer from Leigh Day, said that no family should endure the same grief.

He said: "The food regulations in relation to the Allergy information, are clearly fit for purpose.

"It cannot be right that there is room for Human Error , a Problem that can be fatal. "

The Law firm, said Mr. Carey of The Order was described in The Menu as "Classic Chicken - Grilled Chicken breast fillets, shredded iceberg, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, Byron sauce".

Nadim and Tanja Ednan-Laperouse said, there were some remarkable Parallels, and Mr Carey is.

She Said that Mr Carey's death marks add to the inadequacy of information about the food: "This judgment is a landmark decision for millions of Allergy sufferers in the country and a clear statement to the food industry that it cannot continue as they are. "

What is label The Law on food Allergy?

There are, including nuts, milk and eggs.

packaged foods must have an ingredients list, and under "Natasha's Law", which shall enter into force on 1. October 2020, all genes must appear to be highlighted in some way every time you.

In the case of non-packaged foods, as they are sold in a restaurant, information for each Element with each of the 14 allergens must be provided.

The FSA is offering this sign for the restaurants to put

According to the Food Standards Agency, this could be either on a menu, chalkboard or information pack, or through a written notice that explains how the characters at the top, how customers can find out More information, for example, ask a member of staff for details.

But Mr Carey's family said that this "leaves too much room for error".

them it is written next to each item on The Menu , which contains an allergen.

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Source of news: bbc.com