Orla Baxendale, English dancer and sister of actress Ciara, died aged 25 because a biscuit brand's ingredients were changed without updating the label. And the anaphylactic shock caused by the presence of peanuts, to which the English woman was allergic, was fatal. The young woman died on January 11th in Hartford, Connecticut. As her family recalls, The Guardian reports, Orla, who had been in New York since 2018, loved the cookies that she often ate and was therefore absolutely not prepared for an allergic reaction, although she had time to apply the injection of adrenaline, that he always carried with him. Unfortunately everything was in vain.
Her sister Ciara remembered her with a post on Instagram: “Órla was radiant, a dreamer.” It's a great honor for me to say that this girl is my sister, she was so loved by everyone. He aimed for the stars and lived intensely for his dreams every day of his life. I will never stop talking about my Órla. I felt like she was my twin sister, my little helper. She always joked and said she was my mini-me, but there is no one like Órla. She was so unique and special, there has never been anyone like her and there never will be.
I will never stop, as long as I am on this earth, talking about how radiant she was, how beautiful, how kind, how kind, how funny, how witty, how alive. It had a golden touch. Everything about her was magical, she was so otherworldly. She looks like an angel and I just can't believe she's gone. I will always carry her with me, in my heart and by my side. If you met her you are lucky, she was such a warm and golden soul, she left a trail of light and will never be forgotten.
It is simply incomprehensible that allergies can take lives, and it is a tragedy and nightmare what they can cause. Please educate yourself and learn about anaphylaxis, how to use the Epipen (the kit with the syringe, editor's note), and how to recognize the signs of severe allergic reactions. I don't want this to happen to another family because we will never be able to put into words the pain we feel over his absence. I love her with all my heart and we will miss her presence in our lives forever. I really hope our little Órla dances somewhere among the stars.”
According to the reconstructions on the box of vanilla Florentine cookies purchased at a Stew Leonard's chain store, there was no evidence of the presence of peanuts.
After the dancer's death, Stew Leonard's recalled hundreds of packages of the cookies. The chain reported that “the manufacturer changed the recipe” and that the presence of “peanuts and even eggs was not specified.”
Cookies United instead blames the retailer.
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