The inquest into the death of Thomas Egan, aged five and a half months, highlights the severity of some allergies in young children and the strict procedures that early years settings must have in place when caring for such children.
The inquest heard that Thomas was allergic to milk and died after being fed a cereal containing milk products. The boy's family and the nursery were aware of his allergy to milk, and a member of staff had added only water to the cereal.
The inquest sought to establish exactly how Thomas died and was continuing as Nursery World went to press (see News section).
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