{"id":88179,"date":"2023-11-27T14:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88179"},"modified":"2023-11-27T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:28:09","slug":"warning-as-five-children-among-ill-after-eating-mystery-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/warning-as-five-children-among-ill-after-eating-mystery-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning as five children among ill after eating &apos;mystery&apos; chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Warning as five children are among several people to fall ill after eating \u00a31 &#8216;mystery&#8217; chocolate bars at town&#8217;s Christmas market\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Police are urging people not to eat the chocolate bars wrapped in gold foil\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At least five children have fallen ill after eating chocolate bars bought from a Christmas market.<\/p>\n<p>Police have issued an urgent warning not to consume the bars which are wrapped in gold foil.<\/p>\n<p>They were being sold at a market in Mansfield, Notts, this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that at least five children and a number of adults started feeling unwell and were taken to hospital after eating the chocolate amid reports they had been laced with opioids.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/13\/78279465-12795739-image-a-56_1701093537822.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nottinghamshire police said anyone who had bought any of the chocolate (pictured) or who recognised the packaging should not eat it but call police straight away<\/p>\n<p>Nottinghamshire police declined to confirm that they contained opioids. It said tests were being carried out.<\/p>\n<p>The bars were being sold as &#8216;five for a \u00a31 mystery chocolate bars&#8217; at a market in the town centre on Saturday, ahead of the Christmas light switch on the following day.<\/p>\n<p>One man said his nephew had been rushed to A&amp;E after eating one of the bars while he was left feeling &#8216;spaced out&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others said their children started to feel unwell within 20 minutes of eating the chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Nottinghamshire police said anyone who had bought any of the chocolate or who recognised the packaging should not eat it but call police straight away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It said anyone who had already eaten it and was feeling unwell should seek medical help.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman said: &#8216;We are working with other agencies and will publish further guidance in due course.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In a second statement issued this afternoon, police said investigations were ongoing but that there was &#8216;no evidence&#8217; to suggest they had been laced with drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Inspector Luke Todd, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: &#8216;We are aware of reports circulating online of people unknowingly purchasing chocolate laced with drugs from the Mansfield area over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At this stage, there is no evidence to support these rumours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;An investigation is currently ongoing to establish the circumstances behind people feeling unwell after consuming this chocolate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/14\/32549378-12795739-The_plucky_Nottinghamshire_market_town_of_Mansfield_is_leading_t-a-57_1701093616304.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The bars were being sold as &#8216;five for a \u00a31 mystery chocolate bars&#8217; at a market in the town centre on Saturday. Pictured, stock image of Mansfield Market Place\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This incident has been referred to the Food Standards Agency, who will provide a further update in due course.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Please rest assured that we take all incidents of public safety extremely seriously and will always investigate any reports we receive of this nature.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness, dry mouth and sedation.<\/p>\n<p>Opioids can also be used medically to help relieve pain such as codeine, tramadol and morphine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But they have a serious risk of addiction, especially with long-term use.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>High doses can also slow breathing and heart rate, which can lead to death.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12795739\/Warning-five-children-people-fall-ill-eating-1-mystery-chocolate-bars-towns-Christmas-market.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning as five children are among several people to fall ill after eating \u00a31 &#8216;mystery&#8217; chocolate bars at town&#8217;s Christmas market\u00a0 Police are urging people not to eat the chocolate bars wrapped in gold foil\u00a0 At least five children have fallen ill after eating chocolate bars bought from a Christmas market. 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