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ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Danbury
A 25-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died after eating after eating a cookie at a Connecticut gathering that included peanuts - but didn’t say so on the label.
Earlier report: Person Dead After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Sold In Danbury, Recall Issued
The legal representatives of Órla Baxendale, age 25, of New York City, said the "talented" dancer died on Thursday, Jan. 11 from anaphylactic shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction.
In a statement, the law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf said Órla’s passin…
When Nuts Are Life-Threatening: Family Food Allergies Push Wilton Mom to Action
About 10 years ago, Jenny Wooten Andjelkovic and her family experienced a scare that changed their lives forever. Scare, perhaps, isn’t strong enough a word.
Wilton mom Andjelkovic had just had her third child, another daughter after a girl, then 5, and a son, 3 at the time. She knew her eldest, Bella, had a tree nut and peanut allergy: Eating anything with a tree nut or peanut would result in hives that they had always treated successfully with Benadryl. This time, however, it was different.
Someone had sent a cookie bouquet to the family, and some of the cookies were incorrectly labeled…
