The parents of a girl who died after inhaling aerosol deodorant have called for clearer labelling to warn people of the potential dangers.
Giorgia Green, 14, from Derby died last year after inhaling aerosol deodorant fumes in her bedroom.
She was found unresponsive in her bedroom by her brother and died following a cardiac arrest on May 11, 2021.
"People don't know how dangerous the contents of those tins can be," her father Paul told the BBC.
"I would like it so that no-one else in the country – or the world – would end up having to go through what we've personally gone through.
"We don't want our daughter's death to be in vain.”
Giorgia was autistic and often used the spray to calm herself down, her parents said.
A coroner’s inquest labelled her death as a misadventure but that it was “consistent with inhalation of aerosol".
Although by law aerosol deodorants must be printed with the warning, “keep out of reach of children”, her parents have said the text was small and believe it should have read “solvent use can kill instantly".
“People don't know how dangerous the contents of those tins can be,” Paul said.
“The exact amount of deodorant isn't clear but it would be more than you would normally spray.
“At some point her heart stopped as a result of breathing it in."
The family has since set up a Just Giving page to raise awareness of the dangers of aerosol spray use.
British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) said in a statement that it “takes very seriously any incident involving aerosol products, and we were deeply saddened to learn of the death of someone so young.
“As an industry association we work with manufacturers to ensure that aerosols are made to the highest safety standards and are labelled with very clear warnings and usage instructions and recommend that anyone using an aerosol does so in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
“We also recommend applying a number of additional warnings and usage instructions, beyond those required by regulation, and continue to review these to encourage the safe use of aerosols."
