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August 01, 2008
Somebody's gonna get sued
Look at that package above. What could is possibly contain? Candy of some sort? Maybe vitamins? Some kind of fruit roll-up knockoff? Nope, it's a toxic air freshener. Some other people couldn't tell the difference, with amusing, but disastrous consequences:
Fruit Bombs fooled the owner of a Lovejoy Street convenience store, who stocked the brightly colored packages in the candy aisle.
One problem. Fruit Bombs are air fresheners.
Dee Hafi's daughters, Elizabeth and Hannah Crawford, 9 and 8, also thought the packages contained candy -- until they ate it and fell ill.
Elizabeth and Hannah, along with their friend Nina, 11, purchased three Fruit Bombs packets Wednesday and shared the powder and liquid contents of one. After about 15 minutes, Elizabeth and Hannah experienced stomach cramps, Elizabeth began vomiting and Nina experienced a burning sensation in her throat.
The brightly colored Fruit Bombs packets depict cartoon characters and floating fruit. Nowhere on the package are its contents clearly indicated as air freshener, although it does state "Eating Prohibited" on the bottom of the back of the pack, and the directions describe how to trigger a fruity-smelling burst.
entry no. 1191
Posted at August 1, 2008 03:22 PM