A woman with a severe allergy to cow’s milk who suffered a fatal reaction after eating a Pret a Manger wrap initially thought she was being “silly” when she began to struggle with her breathing during a family shopping trip because the sandwich label had stated it was “vegan”, her husband told her inquest.
Celia Marsh, 42, a dental nurse from Melksham, Wiltshire, collapsed in a Bath street and despite the efforts of her family, passersby, paramedics and hospital staff, died two hours later.
