Family of Hannah Jacobs call for greater awareness
The family of the 13-year-old girl who died after sipping a Costa hot chocolate have called for greater awareness about allergies within the food industry. Reading a statement on behalf of the family, solicitor Michelle Victor said: "The training is really not taken seriously enough. Better awareness is really needed." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Hannah was just entering adolescence and learning to be independent taking
00:04ownership of her allergies when she was tragically taken from us. She had a known
00:09allergy from a young age what her allergies were and took them very
00:12seriously. I've always been extremely diligent in managing Hannah's allergies
00:17and she has never suffered a serious allergic reaction prior to this incident.
00:22Hannah loved life. She was a vivacious, caring, affectionate, outspoken and
00:29energetic child with a strong sense of right and wrong. Hannah had everything to
00:35live for and was so full of life and promise. Having heard all the evidence
00:40over the last week it is clear to me that although the food service industry
00:44and medical professionals are required to have allergy training, the training is
00:49really not taken seriously enough. Better awareness is really needed in these
00:55industries and across society of the symptoms of anaphylaxis.