August 23rd 2024.
A family dinner at Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant in Salinas, California took a scary turn when a two-year-old girl ended up in the hospital after being served wine instead of juice. Noemi Valencia and her partner were enjoying a meal with their daughter when the toddler suddenly started slurring her words and swaying, unable to hold her head up. Concerned, Noemi quickly realized that her daughter's juice cup, which had a lid, held a brownish-red liquid that definitely wasn't juice.
In a panic, Noemi and her partner rushed the child to the emergency room, where tests revealed her blood alcohol level was 0.12%, almost twice the legal driving limit for adults. According to the parents, the girl had been served house-made cooking wine that had been mistakenly labeled as apple juice by a server at the restaurant. The manager confirmed the mix-up, explaining that the cooking wine had been mislabeled and accidentally given to the toddler.
Noemi spoke to a local news station about the ordeal, urging parents to always taste their children's drinks and calling on the restaurant to take better precautions in how they store and label their products. Thankfully, the young girl has since fully recovered from the incident, but it has raised concerns about the safety and accuracy of labeling in restaurants.
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is aware of the incident and is working with local authorities to investigate. This incident serves as a reminder for all parents to be cautious and vigilant when dining out with their children, and for restaurants to ensure proper labeling and storage of their products to avoid any accidents in the future.
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