According to a recent lawsuit, a young child in California has suffered permanent disabilities as a result of choking on a Candy Land Gummy Dot, per Law & Crime. The toddler, named Amelie Parades Sotelo, was unable to speak, swallow, or move after the
“sticky”
candy blocked her airway on December 13, 2022.
“These candies were a ticking time bomb. We will pursue justice for this innocent little girl who was once a vibrant and thriving child but is now permanently disabled, unable to speak, unable to swallow, and unable to move, for the rest of her life,”
said attorney Thomas Bosworth, who represents the girl and her family.
“It is shocking that this level of brain damage is caused by just one single piece of this dangerous gel candy.”
A lawsuit has been filed against Frankford Candy & Chocolate Co., Inc., Frankford Candy LLC, and Hasbro, Inc. The lawsuit accuses these companies of product liability, failure to warn, negligence, and causing emotional distress. The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia on December 28, claims that a 3-year-old girl suffered irreversible brain damage and spastic quadriplegia after chewing on a single Frankford® Candy Land Gummy Dot, which was
“negligently, recklessly, and defectively designed.”
The Frankford Candy Land Gummy Dots display is a colorful image of the popular children’s game, Candy Land. The
“Frankford Candy & Chocolate Co., Inc., Frankford Candy LLC, and Hasbro, Inc., intentionally designed, advertised, and marketed for the purpose of attracting children of all ages,”
however, they failed to provide safety or choking hazard warnings on the packaging, according to the lawsuit.
Medical personnel tried to suction and remove the candy from her airway, but it was
“extremely difficult due to the excessive stickiness of the product and its extraordinary lack of pliability,”
court documents said. She endured profound hypoxia due to a prolonged lack of oxygen. The lawsuit is asking for over $50,000 in compensation.
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