Mum calls for slushy ban after scare with tot

A MUM has called for a ban on selling 'toxic' slushies to children - after she claims her tot fell into a 'comatose-like state' hours after slurping the drink.

- By ELAINE BLACKBURNE

Jess Mellors with her daughter Luna

(Kennedy News and Media)

Four-year-old Luna Williams was shopping with her grandma Susan Williams when she asked for a blue slushy as a treat.

But half an hour after consuming just a quarter of the iced drink, Luna began complaining of a headache before vomiting in the car home and nearly passing out.

Horrified, 66-year-old Susan rang Luna's mum, Jess Mellors, and rushed her granddaughter home where she was very sleepy and fell into a 30-minute deep sleep she couldn't be roused from.

After researching online, Jess discovered that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued guidance in June advising that slush drinks containing glycerol should not be given to children under seven.

Jess - a 34 year-old stay-at-home mum - said her daughter didn't even have the energy to make it to bed before falling asleep on the floor.

Jess was considering taking little Luna to hospital but luckily her symptoms began to improve before she needed to seek medical intervention.