A family has been left furious after claiming their children were accidentally served insect repellent instead of juice at a Western Australian restaurant.
Marcus and Michele Lemin claim their daughters Hannah and Olivia were given the poisonous liquid at a location in Perth on Friday night.
The sisters, ages 11 and 12, had initially ordered cranberry juice with dinner.
But they were reportedly given citronella torches and lamp oil, a red chemical solution used to repel adult mosquitoes.
“My daughters went to swallow it and they both spit out the cranberry juice and said ‘it’s poisoned,'” Ms. Lemin said. ABC.
Then the mother took a sip and spit it out too.
After smelling the liquid, the girls’ father demanded to see the bottle where it came from.
Lemin claimed the staff member initially refused, but then handed him a bottle of insecticide he had taken from the refrigerator.
Marcus and Michele Lemin say their daughters Hannah and Olivia were given the poisonous liquid at a Perth venue on Friday night.
Lemin claimed that a staff member handed him insecticide that he had taken from the refrigerator.
Mr Lemin took a photograph of the bottle showing it had the label ‘Plus Bifenthrin’ printed on it along with a prominent warning.
The outraged father said the waiter apologized and seemed distressed by the incident.
After receiving advice from the poison information centre, Hannah and Olivia were taken to Perth Children’s Hospital, where they were monitored for six hours.
“I was so scared of what it was and I was scared of dying,” Olivia said. 9News.
“It felt like someone had poured fire into your stomach and you felt like your arms and legs were tingling.”
The girls’ mother was also monitored at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
The three have already been discharged and are resting at home.
Lemin said he had contacted local authorities and filed a complaint with the Department of Health.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the restaurant for comment.
It is understood the department will support the local council, which is responsible for investigating the family’s complaints.
Mr. Lemin said he hopes the incident is thoroughly investigated so that no other families have to go through what they did.
‘I think it’s pretty simple, right?’ Mr. Lemin said.
‘You can’t run a restaurant and allow chemicals in an area where these kinds of errors can occur.
“At a minimum, some steps need to be taken to ensure that they basically comply with state regulations for safe handling of chemicals and hazardous materials.”
Micky’s Italian Fusion said it was investigating the incident.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the restaurant for further comment.
