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      <title>Synthetic sweetener in birthday cake claims life of 10-year-old girl</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A health official has revealed that elevated levels of a synthetic sweetener were detected in cake samples obtained from a bakery situated in Patiala, Punjab.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This particular bakery had supplied a birthday cake that tragically resulted in the &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-girl-dies-birthday-cake-high-levels-synthetic-sweetener-found-samples-from-bakery-2530382-2024-04-22"&gt;death of a 10-year-old girl&lt;/a&gt; who consumed it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The District Health Officer, Dr. Vijay Jindal has disclosed that four cake samples were collected from the bakery for analysis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was found that out of four samples, two were found to contain excessive amounts of saccharin, an artificial sweetener widely used as a substitute for sugar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although saccharin is generally considered safe, consuming it in large quantities can lead to digestive discomfort.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The investigation into the cake samples comes nearly a month after the unfortunate demise of the 10-year-old girl from Patiala, suspected to be caused by food poisoning after consuming her birthday cake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the girl’s family, both she and her sister fell ill the night they celebrated her birthday and ate the cake, which had been ordered online.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jindal clarified that the forensic report on the specific cake consumed by the girl and her sister is still pending.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, the analysis of other samples obtained from the bakery responsible for making the cake indicated the presence of significant levels of synthetic sweeteners.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;These samples were procured during a raid conducted at the bakery after the girl’s death.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jindal further stated that the court would be duly informed about the findings from the cake samples, and appropriate action would be taken against the bakery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After the incident, Manvi’s family filed a complaint, leading to the registration of a First Information Report (FIR).&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>This particular bakery had supplied a birthday cake that tragically resulted in the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-girl-dies-birthday-cake-high-levels-synthetic-sweetener-found-samples-from-bakery-2530382-2024-04-22">death of a 10-year-old girl</a> who consumed it.</p>
<p>The District Health Officer, Dr. Vijay Jindal has disclosed that four cake samples were collected from the bakery for analysis.</p>
<p>It was found that out of four samples, two were found to contain excessive amounts of saccharin, an artificial sweetener widely used as a substitute for sugar.</p>
<p>Although saccharin is generally considered safe, consuming it in large quantities can lead to digestive discomfort.</p>
<p>The investigation into the cake samples comes nearly a month after the unfortunate demise of the 10-year-old girl from Patiala, suspected to be caused by food poisoning after consuming her birthday cake.</p>
<p>According to the girl’s family, both she and her sister fell ill the night they celebrated her birthday and ate the cake, which had been ordered online.</p>
<p>Jindal clarified that the forensic report on the specific cake consumed by the girl and her sister is still pending.</p>
<p>However, the analysis of other samples obtained from the bakery responsible for making the cake indicated the presence of significant levels of synthetic sweeteners.</p>
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<p>These samples were procured during a raid conducted at the bakery after the girl’s death.</p>
<p>Dr. Jindal further stated that the court would be duly informed about the findings from the cake samples, and appropriate action would be taken against the bakery.</p>
<p>After the incident, Manvi’s family filed a complaint, leading to the registration of a First Information Report (FIR).</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:48:20 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Manvi, a 10-year-old girl from Punjab’s Patiala had died after she ate her birthday cake. Photo via India today
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