Hospitals must report food reactions following boy's death

By Aisha Dow
Updated November 27 2017 - 9:53am, first published November 15 2017 - 1:35pm
Caitlin Louey, 16 years old, and has suffered from anaphylaxis to pecan nuts (while undergoing allergy testing  at MCRI as a part of SchoolNuts - an MCRI study). 14 July 2015. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.
Caitlin Louey, 16 years old, and has suffered from anaphylaxis to pecan nuts (while undergoing allergy testing at MCRI as a part of SchoolNuts - an MCRI study). 14 July 2015. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.

A devastating food labelling error that led to the death of a 10-year-old Melbourne boy has prompted the Victorian government to make it mandatory for hospitals to report cases of anaphylaxis.

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