Three-year-old swallows metal pins hidden in birthday cake decorations in Maharashtra
A 3-year-old boy in Thane, Maharashtra swallowed two metal wires that were hidden inside chocolate bowling pin decorations on his birthday cake without the family's knowledge. The bakery had used the wires as internal scaffolding but failed to inform the family despite being told the cake was for a toddler. The wires passed naturally within 48 hours after being detected via X-ray, and the incident has prompted calls for better disclosure practices by bakeries.
On May 31, a Thane-based bakery delivered a bowling-themed birthday cake for 3-year-old Reyaansh without disclosing that metal wires had been inserted into the decorative chocolate bowling pins as structural support. The child consumed portions of the cake and unknowingly swallowed two of the metal wires. The hazard was discovered only after older children bit into the decorations and felt the hard objects inside. The family rushed Reyaansh to Jupiter Hospital, where X-rays confirmed the wires were lodged in his small intestine. Doctors opted for conservative management rather than surgery, and the objects passed naturally within 48 hours without causing injury. The incident has prompted the child's mother, biology teacher Sneha Shelar, to publicly urge bakeries to disclose all non-edible materials used in decorations and to warn parents to inspect cakes before serving them to young children.
What's missing
The specific identity and response of the bakery involved; whether any formal regulatory action or investigation was initiated; whether the bakery has faced previous complaints; the specific hospital's protocols for managing foreign body ingestion in pediatric cases.
What different sources said
- Times of IndiaCenter
Birthday cake nightmare: Maharashtra 3-year-old swallows 2 hidden metal pins
- NDTVCenter
3-Year-Old Swallows 2 Metal Wires Hidden In Birthday Cake Near Mumbai
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