Aldi have vowed to review their sweet packaging after a mum claims her tot choked on a sweet and 'stopped breathing for two minutes'.
Bethany Holden gave her 16-month-old son Brody McAllister chewy sweets 'Dino Gems' she'd purchased from Aldi as dessert after his dinner on October 22.
After finishing half the packet, Brody turned silent and it was then his frantic parents realised he was choking.
Stay-at-home mum Bethany, 29, began patting his back before partner Stefan McAllister began delivering back blows to help clear Brody's airways.
But the tot was still left gasping for air as his mum claims he turned blue and eyes began bulging from his head.
Terrified, Bethany carried Brody to her medic neighbour's house who gave him four more back blows before he let out a startled cry.
The mum-of-three rushed Brody to hospital where luckily doctors found no internal damage, but the incident has left Bethany questioning the safety of the product.
Stunned Bethany claims the packaging on the £1.09 Dino Gems doesn't contain any advice on age restrictions and should be labelled for ages three and up.
Aldi said they were sorry to hear about what had happened and said that, while the packaging meets all 'required labelling regualtions', they had taken Ms Holden's feedback on board regarding the packaging.
Bethany said Aldi had contacted her to discuss changing the product's packaging.
Bethany, from Oxford, said: "Brody was finishing his dinner and having his dessert, which was the Dino Gems. He's had them before and so have my other children.
"There's actually no age [guidance or restrictions] on the box.
"He'd had about half the packet. He was laughing but then started going red and completely silent.
"I quickly went to the chair and started patting his back, but nothing was happening. Then my partner took over but nothing was happening so he started with the back blows.
"At this point it had been about 40 seconds and I realised this wasn't normal, he started going blue."
Petrified, Bethany dialled 999 before rushing next door to her medic neighbour's house who began delivering more back blows to help shift the blockage.
Bethany said: "[My neighbour] immediately took Brody off his dad and also started doing the back blows.
"Then his eyes started bulging out. I was really panicking, I'd never seen anything like this before.
"You start to think 'are they going to die?' I was thinking the worst.
"Next door did about three or four back blows, then he coughed and started crying.
"Hearing the cry was such a relief. It was the biggest relief. I've never seen anything so terrifying. He didn't breathe for two minutes.
"I think the neighbour saved his life. I don't think it would've been much longer before he fell unconscious, we just avoided that."
Bethany took Brody to hospital where he was luckily given the all clear.
After returning home, Bethany was shocked to discover there was no age restriction on the packet, and believes the product should only be deemed suitable for ages three and above.
Bethany said: "I went home and the first thing I did was check the age on the packet, I would never give him anything that wasn't suitable for his age. I thought they'd be absolutely fine.
"There needs to be a three plus age restriction because they don't dissolve in the mouth, they need to be chewed."
Bethany said the supermarket had got in touch with her after being contacted by journalists and discussed changing the packaging with her in light of the incident.
An Aldi spokesman said: "We were very sorry to hear about Ms Holden's experience and are glad to hear her son has since made a full recovery.
"While our products meet all required labelling regulations, we have taken Ms Holden's feedback on board regarding the packaging of this product."
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