A mother claims that her son had a severe allergic reaction to non-dairy ice cream, which almost resulted in his death. The incident occurred at Carvel's Ice Cream Parlor in Brooklyn, where the mother had informed the employees about her son's dairy allergy. The toddler experienced symptoms such as scratching, redness, watery eyes, and vomiting. Fortunately, the mother had an epi pen and the emergency room was nearby, preventing a fatal outcome.
It’s right there on the window of Carvel’s Ice Cream Parlor in Sunset Park, Brooklyn . The new, non-dairy Oatly soft serve, made of oat milk. But Saira Weitz says there must have been traces of dairy either in the ice cream machine or the product itself because it almost killed her son on Friday.Weitz says she told the shop employees her son was allergic to dairy, and inquired about the possibility of cross-contamination.
After they assured her, her toddler ate just a bit bit soon started scratching his hands, feet and face, his stomach was red, his eyes were watery and he began to vomit."I don’t think anyone understands the fear as a mother when something is going on with your kids. that’s when the whole world flashes before you and all you care about is keeping your kids safe," Weitz said.Weitz says her son could place died from anaphylactic shock. But she says time was on her side. Not only did she have an epi pen, the emergency room was right around the corner. "The anaphylactic reaction is an immediate type reaction seconds to minutes," said Dr. Jonathan Field, Allergis
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