Oven cleaner recalled after toddler suffers horrific internal injuries

Callum Blackshaw, two, has been in hospital for three weeks after drinking several mouthfuls from a bottle of Oven Pride.

Callum, from Corringham, Essex, is being cared for at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and may require an oesophagus transplant after suffering severe internal burns.

His injuries prompted concerns over the product’s safety cap.

Chris Bull, chief executive of McBride, which owns the Oven Pride brand, said it is recalling all Oven and BBQ Pride stock as a precaution to check the safety cap mechanism.

He said: “We are extremely distressed at this situation and our heart goes out to Callum and his family.

“Everyone here wishes him a full and speedy recovery.

“Clearly, this is of deep concern to us and we are investigating how this happened as a matter of urgency.”

The bottle was left on a kitchen table, which Callum climbed onto. He then managed to open the bottle’s child lock before swallowing several mouthfuls of the liquid.

The company has set up a customer helpline on 0845 605 2981.