Dancer Dies from Severe Allergic Reaction to Mislabeled Cookies

Legal Action Planned Against Grocery Store for Failing to List Peanuts in Ingredients

Órla Baxendale, a 25-year-old professional dancer, died from anaphylactic shock after consuming a cookie that contained peanuts but was not labeled as such.
The cookie was sold by Stew Leonard's grocery store and produced by Cookies United.
Stew Leonard's claims they were not informed by Cookies United of a change in the cookie's recipe from soy nuts to peanuts, but Cookies United insists they notified Stew Leonard's in July 2023.
An EpiPen was used during Baxendale's allergic reaction, but due to the severity of her allergy, it was ineffective.
Legal action is being planned by Baxendale's family against Stew Leonard's for failing to list peanuts in the cookie ingredients.