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Pret A Manger has announced that full ingredient labelling will be introduced to all products freshly made in its shop kitchens following the death of teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse from an allergic reaction.

Ms Ednan-Laperouse, 15, from Fulham, south-west London, collapsed on board a flight in July 2016 after eating an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette she had bought at a Pret outlet in Heathrow Airport.

A loophole, originally intended for small businesses, meant products made on-site did not have to have full allergen information.

An inquest held this week raised several issues with how the Pret chain handle allergy information.The chain’s food labelling was called inadequate by the coroner.

Natasha's father Nadim said she died because of "inadequate food labelling laws", and joined the rest of her family in calling for a change in the law to save lives.

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The new food labels will list all ingredients, including allergens, Pret said in a statement.

In a statement, Pret chief executive Clive Schlee said: "I want to say again how deeply sorry we are for the loss of Natasha. I said we would learn from this tragedy and ensure meaningful changes happen.

"I hope these measures set us on course to drive change in the industry so people with allergies are as protected and informed as possible. Nothing is more important to Pret right now."

The company said that "full ingredient labelling will be introduced to all products that are freshly made in its shop kitchens. The labels will list all ingredients, including allergens".

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The grieving teenager's parents - who still have not been able to open her holiday suitcase - spoke on Good Morning Britain on Monday about how "obvious" labelling would have saved their daughter's life.

Her grieving father Nadim and mum Tanya told Good Morning Britain there was "confusing information" on the packaging which meant Natasha was unaware the bread contained sesame seeds.

Nadim relived the horrifying moment she pleaded for help after suffering an allergic reaction on a flight to France.

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Of the fact that the information at Pret was in file behind the counter, Nadim said: "It’s actually extraordinarily easy to put a label on something.

"Think about our daily lives, all about labels in one way or another, to put a label to say this is what’s in the sandwich, these are the allergens.

"It’s just obvious common sense reality, that’s what should be done."

Asked if that would have kept her alive: "Absolutely alive today, praise god alive today."