'Shop assistant mocked our daughter's allergies'

The parents of a girl with multiple allergies were "made to feel like an inconvenience" after they asked a shop assistant to check for allergens in a pick-and-mix selection.

Matt and Sarah Bacon, from Wigan, said seven-year-old Savannah is allergic to milk, wheat, eggs, nuts, mustard and sesame, so they have to be careful about what she consumes.

Mr Bacon said they took her into shop over Easter, but when they asked for the safety check, they said they were met with "huffing and puffing with sighing and rolling of the eyes".

They said they were sharing their experience as part of Allergy Awareness Week to help to educate people about allergies.

Recalling the experience over the Easter weekend, Mrs Bacon said she was filling a bag of sweets from a pick-and-mix and asked the shop assistant if there were any allergens.

She said the assistant replied that such a request would mean "we'd have to check every box of the sweets that you've picked".

"I said, 'well, can you do that then, please":[]}