Ding - Dong Daddy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> Okay...why would they do a crowdfunding for an autopsy, would not an
> autopsy be an "automatic" thing in this case...???
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/09...l-shut-down-af
> ter-toddler-dies-after-eating-grilled-cheese.html
>
> "New York City school shut down when toddler dies after eating
> grilled cheese
>
> A school in New York City on Wednesday shut down after a 3-year-old
> boy, severely allergic to dairy, died after eating a grilled cheese
> sandwich, reports said.
>
> Elijah Silvera died on Nov. 3 after he went into anaphylactic shock
> from eating a grilled cheese at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family
> Services in Harlem, The Daily News reported. He was rushed to the
> Harlem Hospital pediatric emergency room where he died.
>
> Silvera was served the sandwich €śdespite them [the school] knowing
> and having documented that he has a severe allergy to dairy,€ť
> according to a GoFundMe page. The New York City Health Department
> released a statement late Wednesday that the school will remain close
> as the investigation continues, Fox 8 reported.
>
> "There is nothing more important than the safety of our children and
> we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will get to the bottom of
> what happened here. In the meantime, were closing the Center for
> Family Services and continuing to aggressively investigate what
> happened and whether the facility could have done something
> differently to prevent this tragedy," the statement read.
>
> Silveras GoFundMe page has raised nearly $18,500 and will go
> towards an independent autopsy report..."
I was not aware that a cheese allergy could be that severe. I've not
heard of it before. Nuts sometimes, yes, but not cheese or dairy.
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