A teenager died from an allergic reaction after eating a burrito containing sesame while travelling in Mexico, a Coroner has ruled. Joe Dobson, 19, had gone out to a restaurant with friends in the seaside resort town of Playa del Carmen in the Mexican region of Quintana Roo.
After relaxing on the beach and visiting shops in the town on November 1 last year, Joe and his pals went to a fusion restaurant they had been to before to order a vegetarian burrito. He asked the staff multiple times in Spanish and English to make sure there was no sesame in the food, the coroners' court heard.
Coroner Mark Taylor said that Joe was allergic to sesame, eggs, milk and peanuts. Friends described how after just three bites, Joe knew there was sesame in it but that restaurant staff didn't seem concerned about his allergy and wouldn't call an ambulance.
