15-year-old British schoolgirl suffers fatal allergic reaction after eating takeaway "infested" with rat droppings
A court heard today that a 15-year-old girl died from a serious allergic reaction after eating food from an Indian takeaway which was apparently so dirty that it was infested with rat droppings. Megan Lee ordered a seekh kebab, onion bhaji, and Peshawari naan bread from a takeaway, using the takeaway app Just Eat, and began fighting for breath immediately after consuming the food. She was immediately rushed to the hospital, where she died two days later.
While the food Megan consumed did not usually contain nuts, traces of the same were found in her food. The restaurant kitchen, on the other hand, was branded a "hazard to public health," a jury heard. While carrying out hygiene tests at the Royal Spice in Oswaldtwistle, Lancs (UK), investigators found dirty and stained kitchen appliances and surfaces. They also found that the staff was untrained in dealing with food that could cause allergic reactions. The takeaway was eventually shut down after samples showed "widespread presence" of peanut proteins across the kitchen, Daily Mail reports.