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Children suffered 'burning stomachs' and 'tingling hands' after restaurant allegedly served insect repellent, not juice (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • In short: Sisters Olivia and Hannah Lemin were treated for "burning" and "tingling" sensations after they were allegedly served insect repellent instead of juice at a Perth restaurant.
  • The family says they have made a complaint to the Department of Health.
  • What's next? The restaurant said it was investigating the incident, but declined to comment further.
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Maybe they need to stop reusing old Sunny D jugs for storing insect repellent.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

or insect repellant

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Looking at the article the insect repellant bottle looks a lot like a juice bottle, but still

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The bottle with the big "CAUTION BITE SHIELD 🛡" on it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yes that one

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think the restaurant should have done that. But that's my personal opinion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Why do you hate free enterprise so much?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How is that even possible to begin with?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean insect repellent is not bought in bottles with screw on caps? It is a spray. How do you serve that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

You read the article, and look at the pictures.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

??????????????

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Looks tasty

juice

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

insert some joke about Aussie fauna

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That idiot, those glasses were for the giant fly sitting in the corner booth.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

This would be a slam-dunk lawsuit here in the states