Professional Dancer With Peanut Allergy Dies After Eating Mislabeled Cookies From Popular Grocery Store
Órla Baxendale (1998 – 2024/The Ailey School
A 25-year-old professional dancer was killed after eating a peanut-containing cookie that was mistakenly labeled at a popular supermarket in New York City.
Órla Baxendale, 25, went into anaphylactic shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction as she ate a Vanilla Florentine cookie on Jan. 11, attorney Marijo Adimey said in a statement Wednesday.
Baxendale, a UK native, ate the treat at a social gathering in Connecticut, according to News 12.
“Órla’s passing stemmed from an unfortunate incident involving the consumption of a cookie manufactured by Cookies United and sold by Stew Leonard’s, which contained undisclosed peanuts,” Adimey wrote.
