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BBC News
10-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Family want law to keep children with allergies safe at school
The family of a five-year-old boy who died from a severe allergic reaction at school are calling for a new law to help keep children Blythe died after accidental exposure to an allergen - cow's milk protein -at Barnack Primary School, between Stamford and Peterborough, in December inquest jury found the school did not follow all the measures in place to prevent the fatal anaphylactic reaction - and there were risks of contamination with other milk and delays in administering an adrenalin mother, Helen Blythe, said introducing Benedict's Law was an "opportunity for government to learn and introduce measures to stop this happening in future." A spokesperson for the Department for Education said it would "consider the jury's conclusions carefully".The school has been approached for comment. Benedict loved school, his mum told the BBC. "The first week he went to school when he started, he cried when he came home on the Friday because he realised he didn't get to go to school on the weekends," she said."It was like he had been waiting his entire life for the opportunity to go to school and learn - and he was really fortunate that he a group of good friends really quickly." Benedict had asthma and a number of allergies, including eggs, nuts, kiwi fruit and milk, she Blythe was assured the school had policies and training to manage his allergies, and said it was "one of the reasons we felt secure and safe in him going to the school". "We have since found out through the course of the inquest that wasn't the case," she parents said they had worked with the school to put together an allergy action plan and informed them that vomiting was "always" the first symptom of a plan also included a specific process for storing, preparing and supplying oat milk to their son. It involved storing the milk, labelled with the child's name, in the staff fridge and pouring it into Benedict's cup in the classroom before handing it directly to inquest heard that on the day of his death, that process was not followed because his milk had been poured in the staff room and then taken to him in the classroom. On 1 December, while at school Benedict vomited twice before he 12:57 GMT he was pronounced dead at Peterborough City Hospital due to food-induced anaphylaxis."I think any parent would dread the call from the school to say their child was unwell," Mrs Blythe said."Learning that's a call that they are seriously unwell is something I think will strike fear into anyone's heart - it certainly did mine and it's a call I think every parent hopes they will never receive, and unfortunately we did."She said she believed his death was preventable.A jury found "probable causes" of Benedict's death included the delayed administration of his adrenaline, opportunities for cross-contamination or mix up of milk, and that his allergy plan was not shared with teaching also said there were missed opportunities to review "lessons learned" from a previous incident, when Benedict was served pizza for lunch at school in October 2021, which resulted in him being sick. The family wants the government to introduce Benedict's Law, to keep children with allergies safe at school. It would make it compulsory for all schools to have spare allergy pens, allergy-trained staff, and a school allergy policy."Changing the law to protect other children should be absolutely top of their priority list," Mrs Blythe said."Children's wellbeing is at stake and their lives, ultimately. I think it would be foolish of them not to listen." Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New: MONOPAN 50 - The New Black-and-White 35mm Film From Leica
To honor a century of 35mm photography, Leica Camera AG is introducing a high-resolution black-and-white film with enhanced spectral sensitivity. TEANECK, N.J., June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leica I transformed photography when it made its debut back in 1925, establishing the 35mm format as the new industry standard. The compact format swiftly gained traction with retailers and photographers commonly referring to it simply as "Leica film," even though the 35mm film packs used with the Leica I originated from manufacturers like Kodak, Agfa, or Perutz. To celebrate the Leica I's centenary and pay homage to 35 mm photography, Leica Camera AG is unveiling its first true Leica 35mm film: MONOPAN 50 black-and-white film, offering 36 exposures. Honoring the origins of 35mm photography and its distinctive aesthetic, Leica is introducing its high-resolution MONOPAN 50 film, featuring an extended spectral range. The name MONOPAN 50 is derived from its components: "mono," "pan," and the number "50." "Mono" refers to Leica's renowned Monochrom series, a line of digital black-and-white cameras first introduced in 2012. "Pan" denotes the film's outstanding panchromatic properties, while the number "50" represents its ISO rating. Leica MONOPAN 50 features an ultra-fine grain, delivering an impressive resolution of up to 280 line pairs per millimeter. With super-panchromatic sensitivity of up to 780nm, it ensures remarkable sharpness and an exceptional tonal range. The film encapsulates Oskar Barnack's vision of "small negative – big picture," the very principle that gave rise to the original Leica. With its refined specifications, the black-and-white film is perfectly suited to Leica lenses, showcasing their remarkable optical performance, particularly in high-end large-format prints and detailed scans. Back in Barnack's day, most films had low sensitivity. Leica has embraced this historical context in its choice of ISO 50/18°. With high-performance Leica lenses like the Noctilux-M, Summilux-M and Summicron-M, the film's low sensitivity enables wide-aperture shooting, rendering the distinctive Leica bokeh – even in bright lighting conditions. Thanks to its enhanced spectral sensitivity, the new Leica black-and-white film is also ideal for infrared photography, demonstrating exceptional responsiveness to filtration. As such, MONOPAN 50 pairs seamlessly with Leica color filters. This enhances photographs with striking contrast and dramatic aesthetics, granting photographers greater creative freedom in their compositions. Produced in Germany, MONOPAN 50 is particularly perfect for landscape, architectural, cityscape, and travel photography. The film is compatible with all black-and-white developers. It guarantees complete control over black-and-white photography, ensuring the highest degree of detail. Its vintage-style packaging evokes the pioneering era of 35mm photography, while its outstanding specifications encourage photographers to carry forward this legacy by creating impressive images. Leica MONOPAN 50 will be available worldwide in Leica Stores and through authorized dealers starting August 21st, 2025. The price for the Leica MONOPAN 50 is $10.00. About Leica CameraLeica Camera AG is an international, premium manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and sports optics products with a company history stretching back over 150 years. As part of its growth strategy, the company has expanded its portfolio to include mobile imaging (smartphones) and the manufacture of high-quality lenses for glasses and watches, and is also represented in the home theater segment with its own Leica brand stands for excellence in quality, German craftsmanship, and industrial design, combined with innovative technologies. An integral aspect of the brand culture is the promotion of the culture of photography, with around 30 Leica Galleries worldwide. For further information, please visit:Nike Communications 396822@ (201) 995-0051Internet: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Leica Camera USA Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
West Australian
28-04-2025
- West Australian
Exotic exposures
Photographically, we have the luxury of having a camera in our pocket. We might just call it 'the phone', but an iPhone 16 Pro, Google Pixel 9 Pro or Samsung S25, has a seriously smart camera, and a series of lenses. We have the luxury of being able to point and shoot, and our smartphone camera will pull out just about all the tricks in the book to make us look like a brilliant photographer. We travellers then have the luxury of a wide range of light, high quality mirrorless cameras — the Sony range, Canon's R7, Nikon's Z8, and the Panasonic Lumix and Olympus OM ranges, for example. And then there is the seriously 'luxury' end of digital photography. I've just spotted a Hasselblad H6D-100c medium format DSLR camera in a sale. This camera has a recommended retail price of $58,309 — but in this online sale, this price has a line through it and it is replaced by a price of $58,299. Ten dollars off! (Sign me up now!) (By the way, would you like a lens with that camera body? The Hasselblad XCD 28mm f/4 P lens is a mere $3020. But for sheer 'isn't that beautiful' luxury, you'd have to track down a Leica R3 Electronic Gold 'Oskar Barnack 100th Anniversary'. It's like jewellery-and-camera rolled into one. Just 1000 cameras were made in 1979 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Oskar Barnack, the inventor of the LEICA camera. Plated in 24 carat gold and with a lizard skin covering, the front of the prism housing is engraved with Barnack's signature and the dates '1879-1979'. Match it with a Leitz Wetzlar Summilux-R 50mm F1.4 lens. And what might you pay for it? Somewhere between $16,000 for a reasonably well-used one, to $23,000 for a cracker in a box.
