The substance had formed a dangerous sludge-like mass inside the young boy’s lungs.
cake decorating powder linked to the hospitalisation of a toddlerafter inhaling a metallic rose gold decorating powder while his mother, baker Katie Robinson, prepared a Bluey-themed birthday cake for a friend’s child on May 1.
Supplier Crumb Australia Pty Ltd issued the recall for several colours of its Creative Cake Decorating metallic powder range, including Rose Gold, Fiery Copper, Dior Gold, Platinum Silver and Champagne Gold.published by the ACCC’s Product Safety Australia website, the powders “may contain copper and zinc dust which can be toxic if inhaled or ingested”. Gold Coast toddler Dusty Wildman is on the road to recovery after being put in a coma for breathing in a powdery cake decoration.
“An incident has occurred resulting in the hospitalisation of a young child,” the recall notice confirmed. Dusty had breathed in the decorating powder and, within moments, the toddler’s condition rapidly deteriorated and he began struggling to breathe. The powder involved in Dusty’s incident was labelled “for use on removable parts”, wording Robinson said was vague and open to interpretation.
Dusty fell critically ill after inhaling the powder, which formed a sludge-like mass in his lungs, and was placed into an induced coma following emergency surgery.
“All these products look exactly the same and the fact that there’s toxic, non-edible products sitting right next to edible products that do the same job, technically, is the problem,” she said. The supplier has since removed the products from sale and contacted stockists requesting they be destroyed. Consumers have been urged to stop using the recalled powders immediately, keep them out of reach of children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Authorities say anyone who suspects someone has inhaled or ingested the powders should call triple-0 immediately if the person is having difficulty breathing, or contact the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26.
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