Baxendale, a native of Britain, moved to New York City in 2018 to pursue dance as a scholarship student.
New Delhi:
A 25-year-old professional dancer in New York City died after eating a cookie that was mislabeled and contained unidentified peanuts. The cookie, manufactured by Cookies United and sold by a city supermarket, has triggered a blame game between the store and the wholesaler.
Orla Baxendale died of anaphylactic shock caused by a severe allergic reaction on January 11, as confirmed by a statement from the family attorney. According to the New York Post, the attorney revealed that the investigation into Baxendale’s tragic death revealed “gross negligence and reckless conduct” by the manufacturer and/or sellers in failing to disclose the presence of peanuts in the product. informed of.
“Due to this tragic oversight, Vanilla Florentine Cookies have been recalled from Stew Leonard’s stores in Danbury and Newington, CT for the period November 6 – December 31, 2023,” the lawyer said in a statement quoted by the NY Post. ”
Baxendale, a native of Britain, moved to New York City in 2018 to pursue dance as a scholarship student. Her promising career included performances during New York Fashion Week and contributions to dance productions at Lincoln Center.
However, the supermarket has placed responsibility on the Long Island bakery that supplied the cookies, claiming they were not informed about the change in ingredients. The supermarket’s CEO expressed his condolences in a video acknowledging the family’s grief and the tragic nature of the incident.
The company that makes the cookies, Cookies United, disputed the supermarket’s claims, saying it was informed of the change in ingredients several months before Baxendale’s death. The wholesaler accused the supermarket of neglecting to properly label the cookies, even alleging that the supermarket modified the packaging under its own brand without adequate disclosure.
