Katherine Brodsky age 18 (peanut allergy) died Feb. 1986 Rhode Island (peanut butter in chili at restaurant)
Robyn Allen age 15 (peanut allergy) died 1990 Canada (contaminated knife "wiped clean")
Umar Murtaza age 12 (nut allergy) died 1991 Los Angeles, CA (birthday cake containing pecans)
Michaela Mortimer age 16 (peanut allergy) died 1993(?) England (school lunch containing peanut wafer)
Sarah Reading age 17 (nut allergy) died October 1993 (restaurant dessert)
Kevin Cleveland age 18 (19?) (peanut allergy) died 1994 (1995?) Miami University (Chinese restaurant)
Lucie Crawford age 12 (nut allergy) died 1995 (a curry - take-away)
Louise Westlake mid-twenties (nut allergy) died December 1995 Manchester, England (hotel restaurant)
Joshua Ramirez age 21 (peanut allergy) died April 1996 Michigan (commercially prepared cookie)
Kristen Wyak Norris age 13 (walnut allergy) died April 1996 Nevada
Megan Morris age 13 (peanut allergy) died 1997 Kentucky (candy at school)
Katherine Baker age 20 (nut allergy) died February 1998 St Albans, England (candy at work)
Laura Thrasher age 19 (nut allergy) died October 1998 Cambridge, England (dessert in dining hall at University)
Steven Hall age 19 (nut allergy) died November 1998 in High Wycombe, England (a curry take-away)
Rajiv Dodah age 12 (milk allergy) died November 1998 Surrey, England (at home)
Kristine Diane Kastner age 12 (nut allergy) died November 1998 Washington (cookie from neighbor)
Mariya Spektor age 17 (peanut allergy) died November 1998 New York (granola mix)
Joe Murphy age 18 (known peanut allergy unknown pistachio allergy) died 1999 Massachusetts
Leann Rickaby age 24 (nut allergy) died April 1999 England (restaurant - a curry)
Joe Chithalen age 31 (peanut allergy) died May 1999 Amsterdam traveling from Ontario (street vendor product)
Ross Baillie age 21 (peanut allergy) died June 1999 Scotland (commercially prepared? sandwich)
Patrick John Maxeiner age 24 (peanut allergy) died January 2000 Michigan (commercially prepared Rice Bowl)
Nicola Ratcliffe age 18 (nut allergy) died January 2000 Durham University, England (Indian food)
Sarah Hubert age 13 (milk allergy) died 2000 Massachusetts (snack at school)
Howard Intrator age 39 (minus one day) (peanut allergy and/or insect reaction) died July 2000 Ontario (while on vacation)
Luisa Dennis age 28 (walnut allergy) died December 2000 (bread at restaurant)
Nathan Walters age 9 (peanut allergy) died May 2001 Washington (cafeteria cookie on school field trip)
William Gallagher age 16 (walnut allergy) died May 2001 Massachusetts (at school)
Richard Sobrino age 38 (allergic reaction to candy bar) died January 2002 New York (at work - prison guard)
Hamidur Rahman age 14 (peanut allergy) died March 2002 Australia (school field trip)
Thomas Egan 5 months (milk allergy) died April 2002 England (Daycare)
Matt Schmauch age 29 (peanut allergy) died June 2002 – Missouri (from Florida) (Chinese Buffet)
Trent A. Hankins age 31 (peanut allergy) died December 2002 Massachusetts (dinner party)
Keith Allison age 32, (shrimp allergy) died March 15, 2003, New Jersey (restaurant)
Marcus Davila age 19 (peanut allergy) died March 2003 Wisconsin (Chinese food cooked in peanut oil)
Kate Obertelli age 21 (nut allergy) died July 2003 England (restaurant)
Sabrina Shannon age 13 (milk allergy) died September 2003 Ontario (school cafeteria)
Chris Clements age 17 (tree nut allergy) died February 2004 Wisconsin (candy)
Alison Armstrong, age 10 Grants Pass. Died after eating a candied apple at a city festival in June 2005.
Habib Khan age 10 (milk allergy and asthma) died February 2004 England (school)
Amanda Mills age 19 (nut allergy) died April 2004 Scotland (commercially prepared? Sandwich)
Phillip Heywood age 19 (nut allergy) died June 2004 England (restaurant)
Prasad Gajare age 9 (milk allergy) died August 2004 California (home)
Alex Baptist age 4 (peanut allergy) died September 2004 Australia (school)
Sam Pettett age 22 (unknown food allergy) died December 2004 England (restaurant - a curry)
Raya French age 37 (tomato allergy) died December 2004 England (home)
Gina Marie Hunt age 14 (peanut allergy) died January 2005 North Carolina (restaurant Chinese)
David Joseph Boutot age 17 (milk allergy) died March 2005 Connecticut (protein shake - home)
Kailey Bowles age 7 (milk allergy) died March 2005 Indiana (home)
Alison Armstrong age 11 (peanut allergy) died May 2005 Oregon (festival)
Matthew Joseph Deluce age 24 (peanut allergy) died August 2005 Texas (From Toronto) (restaurant)
Karen Lynn MacDonald age 27 (peanut allergy) died September 2005 Nova Scotia (square containing peanut oil)
Christina Desforges age 15 (peanut allergy and/or asthma) died November 2005 Quebec (kiss from boyfriend/exposed to smoke)
Chantelle Yambao age 13 (peanut allergy) died December 2005 Edmonton, Alberta (sweet treat)
Beverley Taylor age 37 (peanuts, eggs, dairy, wheat, eggs, dust mites and latex allergies) died December 2005 Yorkshire, England (home of mother - possibly peanut cross contaminated cashew)
Amber Norman age 12 (nut allergy) died January 2006 England (sweet treat at school)
Paul Derrick Howard age 16 (sesame allergy) died January 2006 Burnley, UK (cereal bar at home)
Emily Vonder Meulen age 13 (peanut allergy) died on April 2006 Cincinnati, Ohio (commercially prepared sandwich)
Brenton Charles "Brent" Schivley age 16 (peanut allergy) died September 2006 Agawam, Mass.(commercially prepared cookie)
Jane McVeigh age 17 (peanut allergy) died December 2006 Belfast (reaction during birthday party)
Carley Janelle Kohnen age 13 (peanut and milk allergies and asthma) died March 2007 Victoria, British Columbia (burrito or doughnut from food court)
Nathan Francis age 13 (peanut allergy) died March 2007 Victoria Australia exposed to peanuts at school camping trip to the Wombat State Forest.
Grant Freeman age 38 (allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, seafood and chicken) died April 2007 near Auckland, New Zealand (raw-tomato dish with a sauce at a cafe)
Mohsen Hussain age 9 (nut allergy/asthma) died May 2007 Middlesbrough, UK (a sweet)
Jessica Cordoroy age 10 (peanut allergy/asthma) died June 2007 Essex, UK (pie at restaurant)
Chantelle Yambao, 13
December 28, 2005
Edmonton, Alberta
Patrick Maxeiner age 24 (peanut allergy) died January 2000 Michigan (commercially prepared Rice Bowl
This is not a complete resource and does not provide statistical information. Info found here was available in published media or contributed by family members with the understanding it could be distributed for educational purposes and not for profit. Thanks to Jana at Seattle food allergy for keeping this list up to date. Any questions please email me.
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