A professional dancer in New York City died after she ate an incorrectly labeled holiday cookie containing peanuts from the popular supermarket Stew Leonard’s — and now the store and wholesaler are pointing fingers at each other.
Órla Baxendale, 25, went into anaphylactic shock from a severe allergic reaction to a Vanilla Florentine cookie on Jan. 11, a law firm representing the family said in a statement Wednesday.
“Órla’s passing stemmed from an unfortunate incident involving the consumption of a cookie manufactured by Cookies United and sold by Stew Leonard’s, which contained undisclosed peanuts,” attorney Marijo Adimey said in the statement.
“This tragic oversight has led to the recall of the Vanilla Florentine Cookies from Stew Leonard’s stores in Danbury and Newington, CT, for the period of November 6 – December 31, 2023.”
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