Eating Safely: Owen’s Law - Telling the server isn’t enough? - Episode 1

Owen Carey was 18 years old when he died following an allergic reaction at a restaurant near the London Eye. It was an ordinary day. His family had no reason to believe it would end the way it did.

In this episode, Owen's sister Emma tells his story — not as a cautionary statistic, but as a human account of what happens when allergen communication fails at the point of service. Her testimony sets the moral foundation for everything that follows: this is not a bureaucratic issue. It is a matter of life and death.

Emma speaks publicly so that others might be kept safe. That includes the people eating out — and the people serving them.

Read the articleOwen's LawThe Case for Written Allergen Information in Every Food Business

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