Ice cream believed to have THC sickens child, customers at New Hampshire cafe, cops say
A child was among several customers who tested positive for THC after eating ice cream sold at a New Hampshire cafe, police said.
The customers, who were unrelated to each other, arrived at hospitals with symptoms of dizziness, weakness and rapid heart rates before some of them tested positive for the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana on March 17 and 18, according to the Newmarket Police Department.
Now, the Food and Drug Administration is investigating the reports of illnesses related to the Angelo’s Amore brand of ice cream sold at Roots Local Cafe and Catering in Newmarket, police said in a March 24 news release.
The cafe “forfeited” the remaining ice cream in its restaurant for testing, police said in a March 24 news release.
“We cannot believe or understand how this happened,” the restaurant said in a statement shared March 24 to Facebook. “Angelo’s Amore is no longer in business and Roots Cafe had no part in (the) making of this ice cream.”
McClatchy News was unable to reach Angelo’s Amore for comment on March 27.
The cafe apologized to those affected by the ice cream in its statement and emphasized it has been removed from the shop.
All the customers who checked into a hospital for treatment, including the child, have recovered, police said. One person was monitored at the hospital overnight.
THC is known to produce feelings of euphoria with other common side effects including sedation, confusion, dry mouth and more. For some people, its psychoactive effects, such as hallucinations, dysphoria and paranoia, can be “intolerable,” according to the National Library of Medicine.
Newmarket, New Hampshire, is about 60 miles north of Boston.
This story was originally published March 27, 2023 at 3:38 PM with the headline "Ice cream believed to have THC sickens child, customers at New Hampshire cafe, cops say."
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