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Mother's warning after cake decorating dust leaves toddler in coma
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- Dustin Wildman is in an induced coma after inhaling dust used to decorate cakes.
- Gold Coast baker Katie Robinson said she was making a cake for her friend's child on Friday with her 14-month-old son Dustin Wildman, who she calls Dusty, roaming around her studio, like he often does.
- She said Dusty opened a drawer, pulled the cap off a pot of metallic gold dust with his teeth and inhaled about a tablespoon of the powder.
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Dustin Wildman is in an induced coma after inhaling dust used to decorate cakes. (Supplied: Katie Robinson)
Link copied Share Share article. The mother of a Queensland toddler who is in an induced coma after inhaling a dust used for decorating cakes is calling for similar products to no longer be sold.
Gold Coast baker Katie Robinson said she was making a cake for her friend's child on Friday with her 14-month-old son Dustin Wildman, who she calls Dusty, roaming around her studio, like he often does.
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