Qlinkenstein t1_j25a2oi wrote
>...batch of the syrup contained ethylene glycol...
Antifreeze killed kids, who would have thought?
spacemoses t1_j25gnvb wrote
A spoonful of antifreeze helps the medicine go down...
Boondala t1_j25iu5r wrote
You’ve tried this yourself??
spacemoses t1_j25knfj wrote
Nah man, Julie Andrews. Don't consume antifreeze. People are known to kill dogs and other animals with it due to its sweet taste.
Morgrid t1_j25m47b wrote
That's why modern antifreeze is required to have bitterant added
spacemoses t1_j28e3so wrote
I didn't know that but it makes sense that would be added
ShawnyMcKnight t1_j27n0ih wrote
This is a fear of mine, that I would unknowingly poison my kids like this. I remember a while back there was a bacteria found in samples of peanut butter but the cost was too much to destroy the whole batch so they shipped it out anyway hoping it was just in the one sample… nope, several children died consuming it.
My heart breaks for those families.
pnsnkr t1_j26gfek wrote
Somebody at that manufacturing plant probably got confused between polyethylene glycol and ethylene glycol.
groveborn t1_j26pk78 wrote
Did they have both on hand? Maybe one is synthesized by the other and a step was skipped?
daywall t1_j28oofv wrote
Stuff like that makes me scared of taking
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