My son, 5, died after a mix-up at school – we want to make sure it never happens again
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Petition seeks Benedict’s Law after fatal milk exposureEtta Blythe delivered a petition with more than 13,000 signatures to Downing Street in London on 11 August.
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- Benedict Blythe died in December 2021 aged five after accidental exposure to cow’s milk protein.
- A jury inquest found Barnack Primary School did not fully follow safeguards; contamination risks and delays administering adrenaline were also identified.
- Benedict’s Law calls for an allergy policy in every school, staff training and spare adrenaline auto-injectors.
- The Department for Education says the bill is unnecessary, plans autumn proposals and is assessing auto-injectors with health authorities.
A month ago we had my son’s inquest where the findings showed that had the measures that we’re calling for now been in place, he almost certainly would have survived.— Helen Blythe, Benedict’s mother, on the findings of his inquest
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