Haleon UK Trading Limited

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First report 25 Mar 2026•Latest report 25 Mar 2026

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Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports: 1
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 1
Stated actions: 3

Concerns and recipient responses

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25 Mar2026
Inner West London
Concerns raised7
1. Failure to routinely seize feeding bottles and equipment pending toxicology results
2. Insufficient police consideration of poisoning in unexpected child deaths
3. Warning information for chlorpheniramine-containing products omitting their association with sudden unexpected death in children
1. Perfunctory scene examinations in child death investigations
2. Police training and guidelines requiring updating
3. A person who illicitly administered chlorpheniramine to a child continuing to work as a nanny
4. Absence of a national regulation system for nannies
Respondent positions 3
1. Position
  The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is the appropriate addressee for requests to change product labelling.
  Redirects responsibility
1. Position
  The specific product administered has not been established, so Haleon’s involvement and product-specific risk cannot be confirmed.
  Disputes the concern
2. Position
  Existing Piriton labelling provides clear age and dosing instructions and complies with applicable UK medicines regulations and guidance.
  Existing arrangements considered sufficient
AI-generated summary

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Report summary

A baby died unexpectedly at home on 15 January 2024, after being found unresponsive in a bassinet; chlorpheniramine was present in his blood and had probably been administered by the night nanny. The coroner reached an open conclusion, with expert evidence that the drug could possibly have caused or contributed to the death. Concerns included an inadequate scene examination, failure to seize feeding equipment or search relevant property, insufficient consideration of poisoning, and the lack of specific nanny regulation and guidance about chlorpheniramine.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to routinely seize feeding bottles and equipment pending toxicology results
Wider context from the report
“2. That feeding bottles and equipment are not routinely seized pending toxicology results. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Insufficient police consideration of poisoning in unexpected child deaths
Wider context from the report
“3. That insufficient consideration is given the potential role of poisoning in such deaths by the police. ”
Open source report
Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Warning information for chlorpheniramine-containing products omitting their association with sudden unexpected death in children
Wider context from the report
“9. That the warning information on products containing chlorpheniramine, such as piriton may need to be updated to include the association between administration of the substance and sudden unexpected death in children. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Perfunctory scene examinations in child death investigations
Wider context from the report
“1. That child death investigation teams are too easily reassured when they attend deaths and find a well-presented home environment with no overt signs of neglect or injury to the deceased child, such that the scene examination becomes perfunctory and forensic opportunities are lost. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Police training and guidelines requiring updating
Wider context from the report
“4. That police training and guidelines may need to be updated. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
A person who illicitly administered chlorpheniramine to a child continuing to work as a nanny
Wider context from the report
“7. That a person whom the court found administered chlorpheniramine illicitly to a child and that administration possibly contributed to that child’s death is still working as a nanny. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Haleon UK Trading Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Absence of a national regulation system for nannies
Wider context from the report
“8. That there is no national regulation system for nannies. ”
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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is the appropriate addressee for requests to change product labelling.

Verbatim wording from the response
“Product and consumer safety are our utmost priorities, and we trust the above addresses the matters of concern relevant to Haleon that are raised in the report. We also kindly suggest that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is the correct addressee regarding calls for product labelling changes. If you require any further information or clarification, please let us know and we will respond promptly.”

Source location
Response from Haleon UK Trading Limited
Page 2 · response
Published 14 April 2026
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
The specific product administered has not been established, so Haleon’s involvement and product-specific risk cannot be confirmed.

Verbatim wording from the response
“We note that the Report is not conclusive about the specific product that was administered to the infant. We also note that the Coroner's investigation records the cause of death as unexplained, and that no further product-identifying information is provided to establish that a Haleon product was involved.”

Source location
Response from Haleon UK Trading Limited
Page 1 · response
Published 14 April 2026
Open published response
Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Existing Piriton labelling provides clear age and dosing instructions and complies with applicable UK medicines regulations and guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• In compliance with applicable regulatory standards, Piriton products in the UK include clear dosing and age-range instructions. For example, Piriton Syrup includes leaflet statements such as "Do not take more than the recommended dose" and "Do not give to children under 12 months."”

Source location
Response from Haleon UK Trading Limited
Page 2 · response
Published 14 April 2026
Open published response

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Data last updated 7 September 2026

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised7

Failure to routinely seize feeding bottles and equipment pending toxicology results

Insufficient police consideration of poisoning in unexpected child deaths

Warning information for chlorpheniramine-containing products omitting their association with sudden unexpected death in children

Perfunctory scene examinations in child death investigations

Police training and guidelines requiring updating

A person who illicitly administered chlorpheniramine to a child continuing to work as a nanny

Absence of a national regulation system for nannies

Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.3

Respondent positions 3