Allergic reaction to nuts Lidl: Boy suffers from severe swelling after "puff" at UK supermarket

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ALLERGY OF NUTS: Eddison Neville had severe reaction in a store Lidl

Eddison Neville, two, took a smell of nuts – which were posted

The little boy did his shopping with his mother Hannah, aged 20, while he was walking in a section "help yourself"

although it was not Felt only briefly nuts, his face began to swell.

The tot was rushed to the hospital after complaining that his tongue was starting to "feel weird" and his eyes swollen.

Hannah, a support worker, now calls Lidl to change her policy on displaying nuts on low shelves.

She did not know that her son was allergic to nuts – as he had never had problems before.

Describing this terrible ordeal, Hannah says, "This was the most terrifying experience of my life."

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SUFFERING: Eddison had a 'Puff' nuts after spotting them on a low shelf

"In five minutes his little face had begun to swell and swell"

Hannah Neville

"It all happened so fast that we looked at the" help yourself "section where there is a variety of nuts to choose from.

" We all decided that we wanted. and Eddison just had a whiff while we were watching, but it had never erupted before, so I did not think about it twice …

"But two more alleys later he began to complain that his tongue was weird and numb.He thought he had bitten her, so he peeked in and did not think much about it.

"However, he began to scratch his eyes and within five minutes his little face began to swell."

Eddison was taken to the Scarborough General Hospital – which is near the Lidl in North Yorks

The young man received anti-inflammatory medications on Friday and is now recovering at home

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SMILE: Eddison now recovers at home

However, the hospital has not yet confirmed what gave Eddison such a bad reaction, which left Hannah on the wire of what he can eat.

"He is at home and is settling now and always with drugs to help with his eyes." But I'm so nervous about nuts now, he does not even think about what could have happened if he had eaten one.

"We are still waiting for results to know what exactly it is allergic to and if it's a specific nut, but it's so useless for Lidl to have them so low and not In packets at a level where a two-year-old can reach, each parent knows if I'm two years old wants to catch something – they'll catch it.

"I shared my Trial on Facebook and it's shocking how much the mothers did not know that their child had an allergy until they had a bad reaction.

"He had tests in the past and came back clear and ate" We are still waiting for what caused the reaction, but in my mind, it must be the nuts, it leaves me on the edge of the razor.

"I complained to Lidl and somebody finally answered and said that the nuts were stored as they complied with the regulations and that was all." Something must be changed. "

A spokeswoman for Lidl said:" We have been very sorry to hear about this case because customer safety is of utmost importance to us.

and comply with all relevant regulations to ensure products are properly displayed.

"Allergy notices are posted at store entrances to inform customers that nuts may be in store."