THE BBC has gone bananas — and banned the fruit at their new £1billion headquarters. Posters have been put up warning colleagues not to eat them at work.
The ban was requested by a journalist who said she could suffer a fatal reaction if she came into contact with a banana.
Workers at the Beeb’s new HQ in London decided to hang up posters of a banana with a giant cross through it.
It means staff are forbidden from unpeeling or consuming the fruit anywhere near others. A BBC spokesman said: “The posters were put up for a colleague who has a strong medical sensitivity.”
Banana allergies take two forms. The first is a reaction to tree pollen where victims experience itching and swelling in the mouth. With the more serious version people can suffer an anaphylactic reaction — a life-threatening condition in which a victim’s airways swell and constrict.
A source said: “Some people think the poster is a bit of a laugh, but there are serious consequences.”
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