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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Girl died from sip of Costa Coffee drink after ‘failure to follow allergies processes’

Hannah Jacobs
Hannah Jacobs died within hours of taking a sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate on 8 February 2023. Photograph: Family handout/PA

A 13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy died after drinking a Costa Coffee hot chocolate after a “failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies”, an inquest has concluded.

Hannah Jacobs, from Barking, east London, who had been severely allergic to dairy, fish and eggs since she was a toddler, died within hours of taking a sip of the drink on 8 February 2023, east London coroner’s court was told.

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