Fulham parents honoured for food labelling campaign after daughter's death
15-year-old Natasha died from an allergic reaction in 2016 after eating a mislabeled baguette
Last updated 25th Jan 2022
The parents of a teenager from Fulham who died from an allergic reaction are to receive a royal honour for their campaigning efforts in the wake of her death.
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse set up the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation in memory of their 15-year-old daughter.
The bereaved parents campaigned for the change in the law after a food labelling loophole - which left Natasha unaware that the baguette she ate contained hidden sesame seeds.
Natasha died in July 2016 after eating a Pret a Manger artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette before boarding a flight at Heathrow airport to Nice with her father and best friend.
The coroner concluded that Natasha wouldn't have eaten the baguette if the seeds - to which she was severely allergic - had been included on the label.
Natasha's Law came into force across the UK in October last year and requires all food retailers to display full ingredient and allergen labelling.
It's to be included on every food item made on the premises and pre-packed for direct sale - including sandwiches, cakes and salads.
Mr and Mrs Ednan-Laperouse will receive an OBE for services to people with allergies, during an investiture hosted by the Duke of Cambridge.
Others receiving a royal honour on the same day include:
- actor Sir David Suchet, best known for playing the moustachioed detective Hercule Poirot in the TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot
- Arinze Kene who is starring as musician Bob Marley in the West End musical Get Up
- and Henry Lewis, a 102-year-old magician who is an honorary vice president of The Magic Circle