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Neil Shaw

Child rushed to hospital after drinking juice that smelled like acetone

Poundstretcher has pulled a line of drinks from its shelves after a toddler was rushed to hospital.

Hunter Easterbrook became ill after drinking Poundstretcher's own-brand blackcurrant juice drink Cool Crush, reports the Swindon Advertiser.

Hunter, one, drank one bottle then spat out the contents of a second - which smelled like nail-polish remover acetone.

NHS 111 advised her parents take hunter to hospital where she was kept under observation.

Poundstretcher has recalled the children’s drink from all of its shelves nationwide.

Mum Chloe-Louise, 32, said: “She obviously didn’t like it. (Dad) Karl knew something was wrong. She wasn’t being silly. He tasted it himself and realised it wasn’t right.

“The only thing I can say it smelled like is when you walk into a nail bar. The liquid was almost clear,” Chloe-Louise said.

“Karl texted me to say he was on the phone to NHS 111 and Hunter had drunk something she shouldn’t have."

She added: "We had the worry of not knowing what it was she’d drunk.”

Poundstretcher confirmed the product had been recalled from shelves nationwide.

A spokesman said: “We would like to apologise and wish the Easterbrook family well regarding this isolated incident that occurred last week.

“We have been in contact with them through our customer services department and have co-operated with them in providing further assistance and information.

“Upon being informed of the incident, we immediately recalled both the blackcurrant and orange variants from all our stores.

“The supplier has also been made aware of the incident and has been advised to investigate further with the family. We are currently awaiting a response from the manufacturer as to the cause and the steps taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

“Our store operations department have been advised to look into re-training our staff on what they should do if a similar incident should arise in the future.”

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