Family of mum who died eating vegan flatbread at Pret wins £1,250,000 payout

The family of a milk-allergic mum who was killed by a supposedly ‘dairy-free’ Pret a Manger sandwich have won millions in a settlement.

Dental nurse Celia Marsh, 42, collapsed after eating a ‘vegan rainbow’ flatbread sandwich in Bath on a post-Christmas shopping trip with her husband and three of her daughters in December 2017.

Mrs Marsh, who was allergic to milk, thought the sandwich contained a safe coconut yoghurt alternative. Unknown to her, it was contaminated with milk protein.

She began to feel unwell shortly after eating the sandwich and collapsed after giving herself a shot with her EpiPen.

Although an ambulance rushed her to hospital, she was dead by 4 pm.

An inquest previously heard the mum ‘religiously avoided’ dairy after a near-fatal experience months earlier, when she n