An Upstate man says a fad food sold at a kiosk in Haywood Mall left his mouth seriously injured, full of blood and prevented him from eating normally for several weeks. (Related video above on this page.)Russell Mattison Jr., of Anderson, said he bought Dragon Breath, a frozen dessert made from cereal that has been dipped in liquid nitrogen, on April 29 from the kiosk. He said he was given no warnings or instructions and he was not asked to sign a waiver. Mattison said he planned to eat the Dragon Breath while recording a short video for SnapChat, but when he put one piece in his mouth, he “experienced sudden and intense pain in his mouth” and “discovered his mouth was filled with blood from an ulceration to the inside of his cheek. Mattison’s lawsuit, which names the mall, its owner and the kiosk operators and owners as defendants, claims Mattison suffered severe pain for weeks as his mouth continued to bleed and swell, and he lost weight and suffered mental anguish. Dragon Breath first showed up in Taiwan, Korea and the Philippines starting in about 2009. Dragon Breath was trademarked in the U.S. in 2017 by Chocolate Chair, but despite the trademark, the name is generally synonymous with liquid-nitrogen-dipped puffs. Liquid nitrogen is sometimes used in manufacturing to add froth to products such as ice cream and beer. When consumers eat Dragon Breath or similar products, the extreme cold of the nitrogen condenses exhaled breath, making it appear to be smoke or fog coming out of the mouth and nose. The food fad is known more for its social media popularity than as a tasty treat, but there have been other cases of injury reported in the U.S. and around the world. Two children were injured by Dragon Breath at the Pensacola Interstate Fair in Florida. Pensacola Pediatric shared a picture of the second-degree burns inside one child’s mouth. The Facebook post said, “The child followed directions but still suffered from burns!” The child’s mother asked that the pediatric center share the image as a warning to other parents. Following complaints, the fair's general manager announced Dragon Breath would be prohibited at the 2018 fair. Mattison’s lawsuit is seeking a jury trial and damages to be determined by the court.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — An Upstate man says a fad food sold at a kiosk in Haywood Mall left his mouth seriously injured, full of blood and prevented him from eating normally for several weeks.
(Related video above on this page.)
Russell Mattison Jr., of Anderson, said he bought Dragon Breath, a frozen dessert made from cereal that has been dipped in liquid nitrogen, on April 29 from the kiosk. He said he was given no warnings or instructions and he was not asked to sign a waiver.
Mattison said he planned to eat the Dragon Breath while recording a short video for SnapChat, but when he put one piece in his mouth, he “experienced sudden and intense pain in his mouth” and “discovered his mouth was filled with blood from an ulceration to the inside of his cheek.
Mattison’s lawsuit, which names the mall, its owner and the kiosk operators and owners as defendants, claims Mattison suffered severe pain for weeks as his mouth continued to bleed and swell, and he lost weight and suffered mental anguish.
Dragon Breath first showed up in Taiwan, Korea and the Philippines starting in about 2009. Dragon Breath was trademarked in the U.S. in 2017 by Chocolate Chair, but despite the trademark, the name is generally synonymous with liquid-nitrogen-dipped puffs.
Liquid nitrogen is sometimes used in manufacturing to add froth to products such as ice cream and beer.
When consumers eat Dragon Breath or similar products, the extreme cold of the nitrogen condenses exhaled breath, making it appear to be smoke or fog coming out of the mouth and nose.
The food fad is known more for its social media popularity than as a tasty treat, but there have been other cases of injury reported in the U.S. and around the world.
Pensacola Pediatrics
Burns from Dragon Breath
Two children were injured by Dragon Breath at the Pensacola Interstate Fair in Florida. Pensacola Pediatric shared a picture of the second-degree burns inside one child’s mouth. The Facebook post said, “The child followed directions but still suffered from burns!” The child’s mother asked that the pediatric center share the image as a warning to other parents.
Following complaints, the fair's general manager announced Dragon Breath would be prohibited at the 2018 fair.
Mattison’s lawsuit is seeking a jury trial and damages to be determined by the court.
