A restaurant in California is under fire after a toddler was served alcohol.
A large family was dining at Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant in Salinas, California when they ordered an apple juice for their 2-year-old daughter. Instead, the child was served house made cooking wine, according to a local news report
The family was unaware of the dangerous swap as the wine was served in a child’s cup, sip top included. It wasn’t until the child began showing signs of impairment that the couple became aware that the child was served booze.
The child’s mother, Noemi Valencia, stated that the signs became quickly obvious. “She was swaying, she was falling over, she was leaning on walls, she couldn’t hold her head up, she was slurring her words.”
The family rushed the 2-year-old child to the ER where it was discovered that the child had a 0.12 blood alcohol level, which is over the legal limit for adults. Thankfully the child has made a full recovery after sobering up in the ER overnight.
As for how this could happen, the restaurant is claiming that the house-made wine was stored in a jug labeled “Apple Juice” and kept in the fridge. The server did not know that the drink was actually wine and made the mistake.
Police are investigating the situation, and the parents of this over served toddler are urging parents to taste their child’s drink before passing the sippy cup down the line.
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