A TEENAGE girl died from a suspected allergic reaction after eating an anniversary meal with her boyfriend at Wagamama, an inquest heard.
Alice Brooks, 19, had suffered from several allergies since she was a child, including fish and latex.
But it was her severe reaction to eating and being close to nuts which became the most prominent, Get West London reports.
The teen passed away four days after she ordered ginger chicken noodles with tofu at the high street restaurant in Uxbridge in November 2014.
An inquest into her death heard on the day she collapsed heard Alice had suffered a suspected allergic reaction after eating at Wagamama.
She had been to the restaurant to with her boyfriend to celebrate their 10-month anniversary.
Boyfriend Michael Jeffries told the court: "The waitress came over and asked what we wanted and Alice asked if there were nuts in the dish she wanted.
"The manager then came over with the allergy chart and confirmed nothing on it was in the food.
"Alice made sure it didn't contain nuts but she asked to double check."
Michael said his girlfriend started to feel unwell so they went back their car.
He added: "She said her throat was frozen up and her breathing was really bad at that point, her lips started turning blue and that was when she had an anaphylactic shock - in the driver's seat."
The specific medical state which led to Alice's collapse remains disputed between an asthma attack, anaphylaxis or bronchospasm.
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Later evidence heard at the inquest suggested the nut allergy may not have been responsible for Alice's death.
Dr Runa Ali, a consultant allergist from St Barts Hosptial said she believed Alice had been misdiagnosed as having a nut allergy as a child.
The medic said in her opinion Alice died of an asthma attack because she was not taking her preventive medication to the degree she should have.
Police visited the Wagamama and giving evidence Detective Sergeant John Hine said: "Wagamama has a protocol when serving people with allergies and they presented to me as very competent and they certainly considered people coming in with allergies."
Statements provided by the restaurant's manager, waitress and senior sous chef supported the view that a rigorous protocol was carried out on the day Alice and her boyfriend ordered their meals.
The inquest continues.
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