A FILM project has been launched to highlight what it is like to live with a serious life threatening food allergy and pay tribute to a young girl who died.

The film called ‘A Day in the life of Chloe’' follows the real life story of 18-year-old Chloe Fitzpatrick, from Oswaldtwistle, who lives with a severe airborne allergy to strawberries.

The project has been produced for schools and has been backed by the parents of Megan Lee, who died on New Year’s Day 2017 from a severe allergic reaction age 15.

Trading Standards and Public Health launched the project and showcased the film for the first time with an event at the Civic Arts Centre in Oswaldtwistle on Friday.

Megan’s parents said she would be ‘beaming with pride’ at the work that has been done to raise awareness of anaphylaxis.

Mum Gemma, 35, said: "We've been involved with the project every step of the way, they've been brilliant.

“Since last year there's definitely been much more awareness raised of anaphylaxis.

"When we were first approached about doing something we didn't realise how much of a positive impact it would have, it's been fantastic."

Dad Adam, 37,said: “It’s about helping others and to get this resource into schools is a massive step forward.

“If we can make an impression on future generations then we can have a positive impact on the lives of allergy sufferers.

"Megan would be beaming with pride right now."

Chloe, a Burnley College student who was diagnosed with the allergy when she was two years old, produced a play performed last year with sisters Lucy, Sophie, and friend Sophie Guest, 16.

The play has now been transformed into a film and other materials have also been created to go with project to be used in schools.

Chloe, 18, said: "The film is just following my life with anaphylaxis, it's sad, it's funny, it's a real mix.

"We just want to empower young people, it's not all doom and gloom, it's normal."

The key messages of the film are to raise awareness of what day to day life is really like for someone with a severe food allergy.

Trading Standards Principal Officer Rachel Wilcock, who organised the event, said: "As a result of Megan's death it made us think about what we could do to raise awareness about serious allergies.

"We wanted to reach out to schools in particular and help educate and inform young people.

"It has been fantastic for Megan's parents and for Chloe and her friends to help."