Mum’s horror as son, 3, rushed to hospital after terrifying allergic reaction to dinosaur cake at his birthday party
Ali Carstens said little Deysel's face and lips swelled up after eating the cake in Aylesbury, Bucks
A LITTLE boy was rushed to hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction when he ate a dinosaur-themed cake.
Mum Ali Carstens bought the custom-made cake for her son Deysel's third birthday party.
But after blowing out his three candles and taking a bite of the cake in front of his friends, Deysel suffered a terrifying allergic reaction and was taken to A&E.
Ali said she specifically requested for no egg be put in the 'dino-cake' she ordered from Sophie Amelie Creative Cakes in Aylesbury, Bucks.
She says the company confirmed they could cater for his requirements but Deysel, who is allergic to egg, began to vomit at his birthday party in front of shocked children and their parents.
His lips rapidly blistered and his face swelled, and he needed emergency treatment at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, said Ali.
She added: "Not only were we terrified, but the kids at the party must have been traumatised.
"The whole room was so shocked when Deysel began to be sick and his face was swelling up.
"We rushed him straight away to A&E - we were absolutely terrified.
"The worst thing about allergic reactions is you don't know how big the reaction will be nor where it will stop.
"We were terrified his airwaves would close up and he would go into anaphylactic shock.
"Luckily the staff at Stoke Mandeville A&E were very helpful.
"He was given anti-histamines and steroids to try to control the reaction.
"Someone from the cake company came to Stoke Mandeville to apologise immediately".
Ali is now in contact with the local trading standards team and says they are set to launch an investigation.
She added: "Deysel is now afraid to eat.
"We're finding it really hard to get him to eat his dinner for fear of another reaction.
"It's heart-breaking but it's also bad for the kids who saw it, who must be traumatised."
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Sophie Amelie Creative Cakes said in a statement "I had no idea how the eggs could end up in an egg free cake, but unfortunately thinking of it once I learned about the reaction I realised it could be traces of egg white powder that was used for other orders that day.
"The customer was notified of it immediately, along with apologies if that was the cause.
"My page states clearly that all sorts of allergens are handled in my kitchen and therefore traces of those might be found in all the foods prepared here, if that was the cause of Deysel's reaction."
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