A schoolgirl with a nut allergy died after she took two sips of a Twix milkshake made from a cafe’s unwashed blender, an inquest has heard.
Mia Shay St Hilaire, 12, suffered a severe allergic reaction after drinking the milkshake at the Pop Inn Cafe in Southwark Park Road, London, while visiting with her aunt and sister on August 30, 2023.
The youngster’s drink contained traces of hazelnut from a previous Kinder Bueno milkshake prepared in the same blender – a contaminant Mia was severely allergic to.
Mia, from Sydenham in southeast London, took two sips of her Twix shake before telling her
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