Reckless restaurant slapped with $28K fine for serving 2 children poisoned drink instead of juice

A reckless restaurant in Australia that served two children insect repellent instead of cranberry juice was slapped with a $28,000 fine for the life-threatening screw up, according to a report.Miky’s Italian Fusion in Perth was hit with the stiff penalty Tuesday after sisters Hannah, 12, and Olivia Lemin, 11, ordered juice but were then given pink-colored citronella torch and lamp solution during a family dinner in June 2024, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.The two youngsters – believing the toxic liquid was juice – took a big gulp of the tainted drink before quickly spitting it out, crying to their parents that it tasted like it had been “poisoned.”“My daughters just went to gulp it down and they both spat the cranberry juice out and said ‘It’s poisoned,'” the girls’ mom, Michele Lemin, previously told the outlet about the terrifying incident.“I said, ‘Don’t be silly,’ and took the glass, and I went to gulp it down and then spat it out.”Their horrified father, Marcus Lemin, immediately confronted the staff and demanded to see the bottle his daughters had been served from – but an employee refused, insisting it was “just old cranberry juice.”He eventually got hold of the bottle and, following guidance from the poisons information center, rushed his kids to Perth Children’s Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the outlet reported.“My daughters’ … stomachs were burning, their fingers and hands were tingling,” Michele said, noting the duo also suffered “a headache,” calling the entire experience “awful.”Olivia later told 9 News she was “scared” and thought she was “going to die.”An investigation was quickly launched following the dangerous mishap, leading to the Italian eatery’s former owner, Michele Angiuli, losing his business.

He was also found guilty of selling unsafe food, failing to exercise due diligence, and two additional charges, according to ABC.Angiuli’s lawyer added ...