The Disney film The Princess and the Frog was released on December 11, 2009. Within a month of its release, over fifty children in the United States were hospitalized for salmonella poisoning.
In the film, Princess Tiana kisses a frog, turning him into a prince. Impressionable children tried to mimic Tiana’s actions, only to come face-to-face with an emergency room physician instead of Prince Charming.
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