A six-year-old boy’s approach to living with multiple food allergies has been recognised as he was crowned an allergy hero.

Arlo Gillard-Moss, from West Malling, was close to death at just seven months old when he went into anaphylactic shock after being fed formula milk.

But the Offham Primary School pupil never goes a day without a tasty meal or the full support of his mum Tamsin and dad Peter.

Mrs Gillard-Moss, 37, said: “When Arlo was born he was quite small and he didn’t eat well or sleep well and he developed eczema.

“I asked the GP if it could be something to do with his food and they said no. When he was seven months old we decided we would give him formula milk and very quickly, after a couple of sips, we knew something was wrong.

“We thought maybe he was choking. I initially thought it was acid reflux but he looked like he had been dipped in stinging nettles.

“We put him in the car but he couldn’t breathe so we called for an ambulance. That was his first anaphylaxis. It was terrifying. We thought he was going to die.”

Offham Primary School’s chef has helped create a full list of meals Arlo can eat at school to prevent him from feeling like he is missing out.

Arlo’s trigger foods include eggs, dairy products, peanuts and sesame as well as morphine.

Mrs Gillard-Moss added: “We do a lot of cooking ourselves and we have a vegan baking book. We have a lot of safe foods that he can eat.

“We are always double checking packaging and there is lots of planning for when we go on holiday to see where the nearest hospital is. If we go to a kids’ party then we have to bring our own food.

“The school has been really amazing. I was worried about him and imagined him being sat on his own at lunchtime but the school’s chef Ella Pirson came out to our house with a meal plan and showed us recipes she had put together.”

Allergy UK’s Allergy Hero Awards, took place on Thursday, April 26, at Haberdasher’s Hall, London, where Arlo was named Child Allergy Hero.

He was presented his award by Dr Bill Frankland, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award who at 106, has dedicated his life to improving the understanding and treatment of allergic disease.