EASTER ALERT
Mum issues heartbreaking Cadbury’s Mini Egg warning after her daughter choked to death
In the run up to Easter, the mother is begging other parents to take extra care when their children are enjoying the popular chocolate treats
A MOTHER has issued a heartbreaking warning after her daughter choked to death on a Cadbury's Mini Egg.
Sharing her tragic story on the parenting website in 2018, the anonymous mother is urging parents to be more careful about giving their children the popular chocolates around the Easter period.
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Highlighting the often overlooked warning on the back of Cadbury's Mini Egg packets, the heartbroken mother wrote: "With Easter coming up, I want to warn you all about another deadly choking hazard, one that tragically took away my child.
"It has been just short of three years since my precious little girl Sophie passed away.
"She had choked on a Mini Egg and I was unable to dislodge it, even with back slaps and pushing up under her ribs."
Tragically, the mother recalled how she "had done a first aid course only six months prior" to the incident but even "all the techniques to help a choking child" still couldn't save her daughter.
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She added: "I watched the light slip away from my baby's eyes, I tried in vain to save her."
Although every packet of Mini Eggs has a warning that the chocolates are "not suitable for children under four" printed on the back, Sophie was five years old when she passed away.
The egg-shaped chocolate treats consist of a hard sugar shell and can be bought in supermarkets for as little as £1.
Urging other parents to be more vigilant with the popular Easter chocolate, Sophie's mother concluded: "If your children enjoy these chocolate treats, please watch them extra close and remind them to sit down whilst eating them or avoid them altogether."
What's more, another concerned mother has warned other parents to ban their children from eating Mini Eggs altogether.
Taking to Facebook, Nanny Valentine, a behaviour coach, wrote that children under four should be banned from eating the sweet treat.
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She posted: “Many parents are now aware of the dangers of grapes and cut them in half.
"Many parents don't even see these chocolate treats as a danger but they are and mustn't be given to children under 4!
"I cringe every time I see little ones munching on these delicious treats.
"They are hard and the perfect shape to get lodged in a child's throat.
“If this post saves a little one from a terrible accident then it's worth me posting," the reported.
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Her post, written in 2017, has since been deleted but it is still widely shared in the run-up to Easter.
A spokesman told Fabulous: “The safety of our customers is of the upmost importance to us and we ensure that all our Cadbury Mini Eggs packaging very clearly carries the following warning: Choking Hazard: This product is Not suitable for children under 4.”
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