1. Because we children still like to play BOO!
or
2. Because toxicity is dose dependant and, as every
drug manufacturer knows, finding safe maximum doses is
a lengthy process and a pain in the arse. Easier not
to bother.
--- Rowley Cottingham
<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Why do
manufacturers put such scary labels on low
> toxicity household
> products? A mother came in today in hysterics
> clutching a well but
> puzzled small child and a burst blue sachet of
> clothes washing liquid.
> The child had ingested a bit. The box label states,
> "irritant with a big
> cross on an orange background. Show this to a doctor
> if ingested". The
> assessment nurse looks casually at the low toxicity
> chart from Guys and
> sees it there. Immediate loss of interest.
>
> Why put the mother through that for something not
> terribly toxic?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Rowley
>
> [log in to unmask]
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