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Kassel Police Probe Suspected Negligence After Toddler Sickened by McDonald’s Happy Meal Bottle

Laboratory analysis of the seized 0.33-liter bottle will determine the source of the suspected contamination.

Overview

  • The two-and-a-half-year-old was treated by emergency services and taken to Klinikum Kassel, with police noting no severe injury.
  • The mother says the Happy Meal bottle she ordered as still water smelled strongly of alcohol and likely contained a disinfectant.
  • Kassel police opened a case on suspected negligent bodily harm, seized the 0.33-liter bottle with a sports-cap closure, and sent it for testing.
  • Officers say there are no indications of intentional harm, and the cause of the contamination has not yet been determined.
  • McDonald’s corporate says it is supporting the investigation, while the local Bettenhausen branch declined to comment.