A bar in Lancashire has been fined £100k ($150k) after it served a teen a drink that nearly killed her.
Subsequently, the national trade body the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) is calling for a blanket ban on the use of liquid nitrogen in drinks.
The move comes in light of a case in which a Lancashire woman had to have her stomach removed in a life-saving operation after drinking a cocktail containing the substance at a bar in Lancaster.
The BCGA says that pubs, clubs and restaurants need to take on board the message that it can never be safe to serve liquid nitrogen in drinks.
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