Washington mother, 78, dies after eating mislabeled cookie as family takes action against supermarket

A 78-year-old Washington mother died months before she was due to celebrate her 60th wedding anniversary after eating a mislabeled cookie from her local grocery store, her family alleged.​​Peggy Bryant suffered a fatal allergic reaction when she consumed a store-brand peanut butter cookie that was labeled as an oatmeal raisin cookie in April 2023, her daughter Lisa Bishop told King 5 News on Thursday.Bryant had purchased the cookies from supermarket chain Safeway in Duvall, Wash., but noticed something was wrong after she took a bite of the treat.“My mom loved Oatmeal raisin cookies,” Bishop said.

“She realized that the cookie she was eating was actually a peanut butter cookie and she’s deathly allergic to peanuts.She was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died an hour later.Greg Bishop, Bryant’s son-in-law, said that the King County Coroner ruled she died from anaphylaxis — a life-threatening allergic reaction — and that her “blood vessels had basically broken down.”On Thursday, Bryant’s family revealed they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Safeway.Nearly one month after Bryant died, Albertsons Companies, Inc., which owns Safeway, issued a voluntary recall of the oatmeal raisin cookies sold at Safeway’s Duvall location due to an “undeclared peanut and soy allergen,” according to a recall notice by the Food and Drug Administration.The recall on the agency’s website affected 18-count cookies sold between April 5 and April 17, 2023.“We have received a report that a package of cookies was labeled as Oatmeal Raisin but may have contained Peanut Butter Cookies,” the recall read.“As a result, peanuts and soy were not listed within the ingredient statement.

The recalled cookies were packaged in clear plastic containers available within the store’s bakery department.”The recall added, “There has been one report of a serious adverse event,” but it did not specifically name Bryant.The Post contacted Albertsons Companies, In...