To be upset at Pret?

[PersonaNonGarter]

Pret a Mange. I am loyal but now...

Pret have discontinued their Popcorn Bars.

Bastards.

And killed a girl by mislabelling......

Well that escalated quickly

😬

Pret did not mislabel, they complied with the law and it's the law which needs changing.

2 people have now died due to labelling issues.

The investigation said labelling was inadequate. Its not right regardless of the law that full ingredients should not be included on anything people eat!

It was a failure to label not mislabelling. People with allergies need to be more careful instead of relying on incomplete information. The law reform commission should consider introducing stricter labelling laws. And the girl died to an extent because of misconduct by flight crew. Not labelling stuff does kill people. Undue reliance or refusing medical aid on the other hand does.

Pret are disgusting. I once had tuna stuck to the outside of my ham and cheese panini 🤢

People with allergies need to be more careful instead of relying on incomplete information.

How would she have known it was incomplete?
That's it- people with allergies just shouldn't eat, just incase a company hasn't done their job properly and thoroughly.

I was horrified when I went in a Pret in London and bought a sandwich and was told they were a shop, not a cafe, so had no where I could wash my hands. I asked to return the sandwich as I couldn't eat something with my hands unless I washed them (I'd been on public transport and in a museum handling samples!). The woman serving me looked utterly horrified when I explained and agreed it was disgusting not to have somewhere for people to wash there hands, but it hadn't come up before. So grim - how can people eat a sandwich without washing their hands?

People with allergies need to be more careful instead of relying on incomplete information

Yes, that's right, of course people with allergies should Never Eat Out, or go anywhere, or do anything because lazy arsed corporations can't be bothered to label their goods with common allergens. That's PERFECTLY reasonable as a response.

Oh wait, no it isn't.

BedsideCabinetisnotavailable exactly that.
I have to be very careful what i eat..i rely on labels and information on labels.
How am i to know that a company has not included all ingredients on a label.
Its actually scares me that i am reliant on someone else correct and full imformation.
Surely its not that difficult to put all ingredients on a label?

Shiklah - you could have held the thing in a paper napkin, maybe?

Shiklah, it would be a dream come true for me if cafes and restaurants had a small sink for hand washing, one that isn’t in the toilets.

@Shiklah
Honestly if that is all you have to think about you must be living the life of the gods.

@Shiklah

Napkin
Anti bacterial wipes/spray/gel
Knife and fork
Wet wipes

Alternatively
Gloves on underground
Cloth over your hand on underground

@Shiklah is this a joke? Seriously - you need something else to do with your time. Hold
It in a napkin if it's that important to you

Shiklah - are you real?

Well, l guess we’ve moved on from the Popcorn Bar. But it is a big deal to me. I am into Pret.

Bitcat- I can imagine what a struggle that must be...especially now we know that companies just aren't labelling.
I don't have allergies and neither do my children so I haven't been in this position but I cannot imagine my anger if I was that girls parent.

I'm disgusted that someone would say you just 'have to be more careful'.
If companies just printed every single ingredient on the packet- you would be fully informed and able to make a decision to stay safe.

Sorry OP- I escalated your post a bit. Mi agree, it's annoying when a company discontinue something you love!

Yes, I suppose I could have held it in a napkin - I think it's gross not to wash before eating thou. I grew up in a developing country so hand washing is an absolute must to me, it sickens to me to think of touching and eating food without washing first.

Yes, I suppose I do live 'the life of the gods' here in the UK, buying fancy sandwiches and travelling around pursuing my career, and I appreciate it every day. But I would like to wash my hands before eating and think when a cafe charges up to £8 for a sandwich or salad they should provide a sink (and a loo FGS).

I love Pret. Only place I go. Just wish everywhere had one. Plus their coffee is only 99p and it tastes a hell of a lot better than the muck served up by Starbucks which costs a couple of pounds.

I also like that they do a lot of food for vegetarians and not just the boring egg sandwich that so many places do.

As to wanting to wash your hands, surely every Pret has a toilet and therefore a sink?

I am loyal but now...

Why would you be loyal to a café?

no way, OP - DD loves those popcorn bars!!

Mind you, I have never forgiven them for stopping their lovely zingy still lemonade about 10 years ago.

Shiklah if it's an eat-in Pret, they usually have loos. But really, if you're that fussed, you should carry wipes or gel around with you. And never go to a festival. Or a chippy.