<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mother of a Gold Coast toddler who was put in an induced coma after inhaling cake decorating dust has given a hopeful update on his condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking outside Queensland Children's Hospital to the Today Show this morning, mum Katie Robinson said her son Dusty Wildman was doing a bit better after spending days in a coma.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's improved a little bit, which has been such a relief for all of us," she said. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They are looking at taking out his breathing tube sometime today, so we're very much looking forward to that."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/isis-brides-return-australia/ae0c5676-c9ec-46e2-9d27-dfce7e46db01" rel="" target="" title="Kids deserve 'second chance' senator says as ISIS-linked cohort returns"><strong><span>Kids deserve 'second chance' senator says as ISIS-linked cohort returns</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Robinson, who is a professional baker, was making a Bluey cake for a first birthday last Friday when her Dusty </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gold-coast-toddler-induced-coma-inhaling-cake-decorating-dust/778d019e-740e-4b31-a71d-9ffe2fe7c800" rel="" target="" title="found a canister of cake decorating gold"><span>found a canister of cake decorating gold</span></a><span>. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He just, all of a sudden, got into my drawer and within seconds, had breathed in this dust and inhaled it and ingested it at the same time," Robinson said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gold-coast-toddlers-condition-improves-after-inhaling-cake-decorating-dust/b93266d3-98ea-49f2-b4b1-d656a20c7fdc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was just so fast we didn't even know what had happened. He was just coughing, and it got worse and worse by the minute." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The little boy was rushed to hospital, where Robinson learnt the dust contained copper, which would not dissolve in blood and gathered in Dusty's lungs. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The label on the cake dust said the product is "for use on removal parts" and that it is non-toxic. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is no ingredients list, which meant doctors had to send the container to a lab to discover it contained copper and zinc. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The supplier has pulled the product from shelves and contacted all stockists. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Robinson is now calling for better regulation on cake decorating products.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I just can't believe that these products are being sold alongside similar products that are edible. It's something that shouldn't be happening," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The family is now waiting anxiously to see how Dusty fares after his tube is taken out. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Robinson said her son had shown he was a fighter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He is so strong. He's been fighting so hard. The doctors are so happy with him," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He is pushing back, and he's saying that he's ready to have that tube taken out."</span><strong><span> </span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></p></li></ul></div></div>