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Radio WM,4 mins

'Our boy has 10 life-threatening food allergies'

Rakeem Omar

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Imagine having a child that is so allergic to some foods they can't even touch a wrapper that's been in contact with milk, peanuts or egg. Three-year-old Jasper from Wall Heath has 10 of the 14 top food allergies. Eight of these require an EpiPen if triggered, sometimes just because of accidental exposure to a chocolate wrapper or a nut shell. Jasper's mum and dad Jodie Dryden and Sam Grove both work at Dudley Zoo - which is now helping the couple raise awareness of life threatening food allergies.

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