Ice Cream: Unusual Symptoms - Stop & Shop, New Haven Connecticut

112 Amity Road, New Haven, 06515 Connecticut, United States

On Nov 5, 2023, I purchased a 14 oz. container of Haagen-Dazs Double Belgian Chocolate Chip ice cream at Stop & Shop Supermarket, 112 Amity Rd, New Haven, CT 06515 USA. On the afternoon of Nov 6, 2023 I consumed part of this ice cream container I purchased. I noticed shortly afterward that I felt full but wasn't concerned and felt ok in general. After dinner on Nov 6, I finished the contents of the container of ice cream I had purchased. Over the course of the next several hours my symptoms became steadily worse. First I experienced a strange bubbling or gurgling in my stomach. Next I felt bloating in my stomach which seemed to gradually rise up to my chest area. I had nausea and came close of vomiting several times. It took several days to get back to normal. On Nov 12, 2023 I purchased another 14 oz. container of the Haagen-Dazs Double Belgian Chocolate Chip from the same Supermarket as mentioned above. I consumed about half the container that evening. The same symptoms occurred as described above except this time I vomited. It took a bit longer to recover from as compared with the previous occurrence, The next morning, Nov 13, 2023, I received a phone call from a friend. It wasn't until I began speaking to him that I realized that I had completely lost my voice. It was a total shock to me, as I had no throat issues or congestion or any other symptoms to explain this sudden laryngitis and had no hoarseness whatsoever the day before that call. It took several days for my voice to return. It was only after the second stomach issue occurred that I began wondering if the ice cream I had consumed had caused me to become sick. I did some research online and was shocked to find the number of incidents of people who became sick from consuming Haagen-Dazs ice cream and that there were reports about finding the chemical called Ethylene Oxide in various flavors of Haagen-Dazs. When I looked up the list of symptoms of Ethylene Oxide exposure, I was even more shocked to find that Nausea and Laryngitis were among those on that list. I'm not certain that ice cream contaminated with Ethylene Oxide was the underlying cause of my illnesses but I feel it is at least a possibility. I would appreciate any comment and advice on this matter. | Symptoms: Nausea, Vomiting, Bloating, Congestion, Chest Pain