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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
"Tsu Dho Nimh" wrote
The problem with "konjac" is that, unlike gelatin, it does not dissolve with body heat. The candies were of exactly the right size to act as corks ... and the manufacturer knew it. Yes, I am sure the manufacturer knew the size of the candy. I bought some of that candy. It was ok for adults. I would not have fed it to a 20-month-old baby. It was not marked as baby food. |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message ... "Tsu Dho Nimh" wrote The problem with "konjac" is that, unlike gelatin, it does not dissolve with body heat. The candies were of exactly the right size to act as corks ... and the manufacturer knew it. Yes, I am sure the manufacturer knew the size of the candy. I bought some of that candy. It was ok for adults. I would not have fed it to a 20-month-old baby. It was not marked as baby food. Get a clue. Kids eat candy. To make candy that can get caught in a child's throat is irresponsible. Especially when the make of the candy should know that should a child die from it, the maker will be sued. All the best, Jeff |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
I've heard of sillier, like the woman who sued a shop for tripping
over a child. The child being hers. She won - ludicrous!!! Would never happen in the UK. |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net...
"Jeff Utz" wrote Especially when the make of the candy should know that should a child die from it, the maker will be sued. So tell the candymakers to quit using peanuts. No, tell parents to be aware of choking hazards. I know it goes against the sensibilities of people like you and JG, but *someone* has to educate parents about choking hazards. Not everyone is as smart and completely knowledgable on all aspects of child rearing as you'd like to think. I think the culpability should be equally applied between the manufacturer and the parents in this case. The maker didn't call these things "Mr. Happy's Trachea Plugs", but they might as well have. The parents, however, should have had the sense not to feed their toddler a piece of candy like that. Mark, MD |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net...
"Jeff Utz" wrote Especially when the make of the candy should know that should a child die from it, the maker will be sued. So tell the candymakers to quit using peanuts. No, tell parents to be aware of choking hazards. I know it goes against the sensibilities of people like you and JG, but *someone* has to educate parents about choking hazards. Not everyone is as smart and completely knowledgable on all aspects of child rearing as you'd like to think. I think the culpability should be equally applied between the manufacturer and the parents in this case. The maker didn't call these things "Mr. Happy's Trachea Plugs", but they might as well have. The parents, however, should have had the sense not to feed their toddler a piece of candy like that. Mark, MD |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
Mark wrote:
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Jeff Utz" wrote Especially when the make of the candy should know that should a child die from it, the maker will be sued. So tell the candymakers to quit using peanuts. No, tell parents to be aware of choking hazards. I know it goes against the sensibilities of people like you and JG, but *someone* has to educate parents about choking hazards. Not everyone is as smart and completely knowledgable on all aspects of child rearing as you'd like to think. I think the culpability should be equally applied between the manufacturer and the parents in this case. The maker didn't call these things "Mr. Happy's Trachea Plugs", but they might as well have. The parents, however, should have had the sense not to feed their toddler a piece of candy like that. When my kids were small, I had a plastic tube which was approximately the diameter of a 3 year old's trachea. We went around the house looking for things that would slide down it. I was amazed at some of the things that fit. |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
"Mark Probert" wrote in message et... Mark wrote: (...) When my kids were small, I had a plastic tube which was approximately the diameter of a 3 year old's trachea. We went around the house looking for things that would slide down it. I have a good subsitiute for one of those tubes: the core of a roll of toilet paper. Jeff |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
Mark, give some of us parnets the benefit of the doubt. I did not know that
these foreign gel candies WERE NOT GELATIN.....I heard about the damn things on an Oprah I had recorded. I am a FT workign mom - an engineer (nevertheless a thinking individual) - and Yes, they should be called Mr. Happy's Trachea Plugs - that's more warning than those Chinese packages give. If you don't know it's not gelatin and you don't read the package - and who does when both parents are trying to keep thier jobs by working OT and the 2 yo is frustrated and falling apart by the time you get dinner ready ? They need to completely ban these things, but I saw some in Honolulu just last week. Also, be aware that baby oil can be aspirated, and has killed at least one child this way. Sad, but one child dying of anything preventable with proper warning to parents - one child dying is too many.... L. "Mark" wrote in message om... "Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Jeff Utz" wrote Especially when the make of the candy should know that should a child die from it, the maker will be sued. So tell the candymakers to quit using peanuts. No, tell parents to be aware of choking hazards. I know it goes against the sensibilities of people like you and JG, but *someone* has to educate parents about choking hazards. Not everyone is as smart and completely knowledgable on all aspects of child rearing as you'd like to think. I think the culpability should be equally applied between the manufacturer and the parents in this case. The maker didn't call these things "Mr. Happy's Trachea Plugs", but they might as well have. The parents, however, should have had the sense not to feed their toddler a piece of candy like that. Mark, MD |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message
... A California judge thinks that a candy maker should pay $50M to parents who fed gel candy to a toddler: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/6283711.htm Family of child who choked on candy awarded $50 million [...] The article didn't point out that it's likely the Jing family won't see a cent of the award; collecting damages from Taiwan-based companies is notoriously difficult. I'm really surprised the judge in this case (even though the trial did take place in the Bay "I'm a victim; it's not MY fault" Area) didn't find that there was contributory negligence on the part of the parents, i.e., that *their* lack of sound judgment was the proximate cause of their son's death. What's next, suits against grape growers? Orville Redenbacher? Oscar Mayer? The article also didn't state whether Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods (or the company[ies] that distributed their gel candy, if they didn't market it themselves) had a warning label on the package; apparently some brands did have labels advising that the candy not be given to young children. |
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Feeding gel candy to a 2-year-old
Jeff Utz wrote:
"Mark Probert" wrote in message et... Mark wrote: (...) When my kids were small, I had a plastic tube which was approximately the diameter of a 3 year old's trachea. We went around the house looking for things that would slide down it. I have a good subsitiute for one of those tubes: the core of a roll of toilet paper. Jeff A cardboard toilet paper roll is bigger than an adult's trachea, let alone a young child's. Kathy |
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