A grandmother accidentally poisoned her family after serving hot chocolate which went out of date 25 years ago.
The Italian woman, named as Mrs Rosetta, reportedly made the drink as a treat for her son, two grandchildren and their friend.
She also sipped some of the chocolate treat along with her partner, it was reported in Il Mattino.
Members of the family began to suffer food poisoning symptoms of sickness and diarrhoea.
Shortly afterwards the whole group were hospitalised.
A child, aged eight to 12-years-old, was reported to have required hospital treatment for three weeks.
Mrs Rosetta, aged 77, found when she returned home the expiry date on the hot chocolate was June 5, 1990.
The newspaper reported she bought the drink sachets in the 1980s, but forgot about them and left them in a cupboard.
Prosecutors are said to be considering pressing charges over the incident.
