Manchester Airport security pour away boy's life-saving liquid as it broke 100ml rule
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe mother of a teenage boy with a severe peanut allergy has spoken out and called for procedural changes after his life-saving antihistamine medication was confiscated from him during security checks at Manchester Airport.
Emma Wakefield said she was anxious at the thought of her 14-year-old son, Ben, going on a school trip to Italy, since his allergies have previously left him seriously ill in hospital.
So in preparation, she packed two batches of his allergy medication, together with a paper prescription, a signed doctor's letter and a copy of Ben's care plan.
He was also given a sunflower hidden disability lanyard to wear at the airport. READ MORE: The terrifying image that greeted a police officer when they stopped a car outside a school But Emma said that at security, Ben's medication - a 150ml bottle inside his bag - was confiscated and tipped away, without his teacher being consulted.
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