British teenager dies after taking just three bites of burrito while traveling in Mexico

Joe Dobson, from London, took just three bites of a vegetarian burrito before he fell unconscious and died while traveling in Mexico because he realized too late that it contained sesame< /p> The resort town of Playa del Carmen in the Mexican region of Quintana Roo (

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A British teenager has died of an allergic reaction after eating a burrito containing sesame while traveling in Mexico, a coroner has said.

Joe Dobson, 19, had been out to a restaurant with friends in the resort town of Playa del Carmen, in the Mexican region of Quintana Roo.

After relaxing on the beach and shopping in town on November 1 of last year, Joe and his friends went to a fusion restaurant they had been to before to order a veggie burrito.< /p>

He repeatedly asked staff in Spanish and English to make sure there were no sesame seeds in the food, the coroner's court heard.

Coroner Mark Taylor said Joe was allergic to sesame, eggs, milk and peanuts.

Friends described how after just three bites, Joe knew there was sesame in it, but the restaurant staff didn't seem concerned about his allergy and didn't call an ambulance.

He had left his EpiPen in their apartment, but by the time they came back and used it, it was too late.

After just three bites, Joe knew there was sesame in the burrito (

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He fell unconscious and later died in hospital.

In a statement read by the coroner at South London Coroner's Court in Croydon, Harriet Preston, a friend of Joe, said she went to visit him and they shared an Airbnb together.

She said, "I've known Joe for three years. He never failed to celebrate my accomplishments with me, no matter how small.

"I was aware of his condition and that he was carrying medication with him. I was visiting him while he was working there.

"We had a normal day, relaxing on the beach, going to town, shopping around.

"We decided to eat at a fusion restaurant they had been to before. Joe ordered a veggie burrito and said no sesame and used the Spanish word.