The family of a New York doctor who died from an allergy attack at a Disney World restaurant is demanding to see the recipe of the food that killed her — but the theme park operators are fighting the request because it would expose “confidential” information.
Dr Kanokporn Tangsuan’s grieving husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, hit the theme park juggernaut with the request as part of an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit that claims the physician suffered the fatal allergic reaction after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant back in 2023.
The widower, who has accused staff at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant of not taking his wife’s nut and dairy allergies seriously enough, is demanding to know exactly what ingredients were served up, according to a motion filed Feb. 24 in Orange County, Fla. circuit court.
In addition to the recipes, Piccolo wants records of when the kitchen fryer was last cleaned and the policies in place for allergy-related food prep, the filing shows.
Tangsuan, who had worked Manhattan’s NYU Langone hospital, had repeatedly stressed to wait staff that she had severe allergies when she ordered the scallops, onion rings, broccoli and corn fritters on Oct. 5, 2023, the original complaint states.
She only chowed down on the food after repeatedly being reassured the dishes were allergen friendly, the suit charges.
Tangsuan, though, started experiencing difficulty breathing and collapsed shortly after leaving restaurant.
Despite an epi-pen being administered immediately, she died at a local hospital, the lawsuit said.
“Despite receiving multiple representations that the food being served was allergen safe, the decedent was negligently served with food items containing dairy and nut allergens resulting in her death shortly after leaving the restaurant that evening,” the suit states.
In its response, attorneys for the restaurant argued they would only turn over the requested documents if a confidentiality order was put in place.
“Defendant objects to this request as vague, overbroad and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence,” the restaurant argued. “Additionally, defendant objects to this request as it seeks confidential and proprietary information.”
Her husband is seeking more than $50,000 in damages under Florida’s wrongful death act, in addition to mental pain and suffering, loss of income and funeral expenses.
The Post reached out to Disney for comment but didn’t hear back immediately.
