Becker's Healthcare August 16, 2024
A Boston hospital and health officials are warning that a new trending TikTok treat-making video is causing severe burns in patients, The Washington Post reported Aug. 15.
The videos demonstrate the making of tanghulu, a Chinese treat of fruit skewers coated in crystallized sugar, have gained millions of views, and sent many children and adults to the hospital. The treat is made by microwaving or baking sugar to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, then dipping skewers of fruit into the mixture. If spilled or splattered, the melted sugar can cause multiple small, deep-scalding burns.
On Aug. 14, Shriners Children’s Boston released a warning to the public, noting staff were seeing an uptick in children with severe burns due to the higher boiling...
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