Number of children hospitalised with severe allergic reactions rises 72%

Data taken over past five years obtained by parents of teenager who died after eating a baguette

The number of children admitted to hospital with severe allergic reactions over the past five years has risen by 72%, figures show.

The data – obtained by a foundation set up by the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette – shows a rise in cases of anaphylactic shock among those aged 18 and under.

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