A dad has re-lived the horrifying moment he was told his daughter 'wasn't breathing' before she died of peanut allergy after eating a takeaway curry.
Megan Lee, 15, suffered a fatal allergic reaction to the meal and was rushed to hospital with a devastating asthma attack after she ate a meal which contained peanuts.
She and her pal had ordered the meal in December 2016 from the Royal Spice takeaway in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire.
Megan gave notice of her allergy, but Lancashire Live reports the meal was later found to have the "widespread presence" of peanut protein.
Sadly Megan died two days later on New Year's Day 2017.
Now her mum and dad Gemma and Adam Lee have been honoured for their dedication and commitment to raising awareness of food allergens.
They have spoken out about their experiences in the hope of stopping other tragic instances like the one Megan suffered.
"It was just after Christmas. Megan had arranged to go out with her friend for the day," Adam said.
"Gemma had dropped me off at the pub where I was having a few drinks with friends. I was there for about an hour.
"All of a sudden my day came charging through the door saying 'Adam you need to come with me'.
"At first it didn't register. He said 'you need to come with me now. Megan's not breathing'.
"After that the journey home was just a blur. I got onto our road and all I could see was flashing lights, ambulances. As soon as I got through the door I ran straight upstairs to Megan."
Gemma and Adam have since worked with Trading Standards officers at Lancashire County Council to produce Megan's Story, a short film, featuring treasured photos and video of the Oswaldtwistle schoolgirl growing up.
It highlights the risks associated with allergens and ensure other families don't have to go through the same ordeal.
The video has been used all around the UK and was recently incorporated into a multilingual resource developed by Trading Standards Wales.
Following Megan's death, two takeaway bosses were jailed for her manslaughter.
And a jury at Manchester Crown Court found takeaway owner Mohammed Abdul Kuddus, 40, and manager Harun Rashid, 38, guilty of unlawfully killing Megan by reason of gross negligence.
The two-week trial heard there was a 'litany of failings' in the kitchen, including poor hygiene and no records of ingredients kept.
Five days after Megan's death the restaurant was immediately closed down following an inspection by Trading Standards and environmental hygiene officers.
Rashid was jailed for three years and Kuddus to two years in 2018.
For their commitment and dedication in raising awareness of food allergens the couple have received a Special Recognition Award at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute National Conference in Bristol.
Gemma said: "We can't change our story as much as we would love to. Every day we wake up and hope it was a nightmare but it isn't.
"What we can do is help others by stopping this story happening to someone else's family.
"We have continued to raise awareness of the dangers of allergens and hope we will make business owners and their staff think about their actions. No-one wants another tragedy to happen."
Adam said: "If businesses aren't 100% sure about ingredients in their products then I would say you must not supply that to the customer. It's better to be safe than sorry."
It is thought that as many as one in three of the UK population, or 21 million people, live with an allergy of some form and this number is increasing at an alarming rate.
Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, director of public health for Lancashire County Council, said: "Food allergy is a serious and growing public health issue.
"There has been a dramatic increase in allergic diseases in recent years and raising awareness of this for both businesses and the public is very important."
