Minnesota Restaurant Sued for Serving Wrong Pancakes That Killed a Teen Who is Allergic to Dairy Products

Nice Café staff members in Minnesota served a wrong pancake to a teen who is allergic to dairy foods after assuring the client that it doesn’t contain any dairy products. They even got the cook to promise that he will cook the pancake on a pre-cleaned grill to ensure that it’s not mixed with other foods. It was all words and no listening, they served some dairy tinted pancakes that sent Scott Johnson into an allergic reaction and eventually killed him after being submitted to hospital.

A restaurant in Minnesota, United States learned the hard way that you should pay attention to customer requests and needs when you are asked.Apparently, the staff at Nice Café in Bemidji took it for granted when a teenager Scott Johnson asked if the gluten-free pancakes that were being served to him were also free from dairy products. The staff members said yes, they even convinced Scott and his family that they will clean the cooking equipment prior to making the pancakes. It turned out they were mistakenly wrong, inattentive or just blue liars, and now they are being sued by the Johnson family.

Scott, a 16-year old teenage boy was served with fatal pancakes that were not good for his condition. The young boy was allergic to dairy products, any amount of dairy served or combined with other foods would trigger an anaphylactic shock. Only an EpiPen and nebulizer would be required to reverse the effects of an allergic attack, but on this day, Scott did not bring these emergency items with him.

After eating two pancakes, Scott began to feel unwell, and a severe allergic reaction attacked him. He was quickly taken to a hospital but unfortunately he never recovered, he died on the third day.

Scott’s mother Cindy and his dad Steve, have filed a lawsuit against Nice Café restaurant. They want to prevent this from happening to other people. Steve says people should ask questions if they are not sure, and Cindy says mistakes can be fatal, and in this case, it was one mistake that took a life. No response has been obtained from Nice Café yet.

Source - WTVR

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