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Luckily it was quickly discovered, but how could it happen?
Fortunately it was quickly discovered, but how could it happen?
What is happening?
Children were served cleaning agent by mistake at a Pirate Show in Jesperhus Feriepark in Denmark on Tuesday.
How could it happen?
According to Danish media DR (Danmarks Radio), an employee mistook a bottle of cleaning agent for a bottle of concentrated juice.
That meant the cleaning agent was mixed with water and served to the children afterwards.
Contacted doctors and Poison Hotline
When the error was discovered, local doctors and Giftlinjen (Danish Poison Hotline) was contacted.
According to the managing director of the park, they were told that there was no immediate health risk, because the cleaning agent had been diluted with water.
Several children taken to ER as precaution
The director also said that several children were taken to the Emergency Room by their parents, and that the park will now talk to any parents, that might feel uneasy following the incident.
A hard look at procedures
Following the unfortunate incident, Jesperhus Feriepark will now evaluate their own procedures to make sure, nothing like this ever happens again.
Not life threatening, but keep an open eye
Speaking with DR, the Poison Hotline confirms that it has adviced Jesperhus Feriepark on how to react after the incident was discovered, and that the drinks served are not life threatening.
That being said, parents should keep an open eye on any signs of illness or poisoning in their children.
One of the largest holiday centres in the Country
Jesperhus is a camping- and holiday center, is one of the largest in Denmark.
It has it’s room for campers, huts for rent, it’s own amusement park and Scandinavia’s largest flower park.
