Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Poison Control
I called poison control recently and thought I would pass along a little tidbit that may be of use to the other moms out there...
Silica gel packs (like the ones that come in boxes of shoes, cards, etc) are NOT poisonous.
Chloe got a hold of one and put it in her mouth. She didn't actually eat any of it, but the giant DO NOT EAT label freaked me out so I dialed poison control. The operator said it's one of the most common calls they get, and that it is completely harmless. Said she could eat the whole package if she wanted to. It's basically sand, which you can buy at the grocery store and eat to make your nails stronger. Who knows why they put the DO NOT EAT label on it...probably just to give us moms something else to worry about.
Silica gel packs (like the ones that come in boxes of shoes, cards, etc) are NOT poisonous.
Chloe got a hold of one and put it in her mouth. She didn't actually eat any of it, but the giant DO NOT EAT label freaked me out so I dialed poison control. The operator said it's one of the most common calls they get, and that it is completely harmless. Said she could eat the whole package if she wanted to. It's basically sand, which you can buy at the grocery store and eat to make your nails stronger. Who knows why they put the DO NOT EAT label on it...probably just to give us moms something else to worry about.
