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Products that resemble foods and appeal to children
Potential risks of accidental ingestion
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Level 2 - Details on Products that resemble foods and appeal to children
1.
Past cases of accidental poisoning by cosmetics & liquid household products
2.
What makes children and elderly people more likely to swallow such products?
2.1
What makes children more likely to swallow such products?
2.2
Why might some elderly people swallow such products?
3.
What makes products appeal to children or resemble food?
4.
What could make those products dangerous to swallow?
4.1
Which products are most harmful?
4.2
What ingredients are most harmful?
5.
What are current safety measures against poisonning?
6.
Conclusion
6.1
What characteristics increase the probability of confusing a product with food?
6.2
What are the most common effects observed when those products are ingested?
6.3
What product ingredients could harm health when swallowed?
6.4
What circumstances increase the risk of serious poisoning?
1. Past cases of accidental poisoning by cosmetics & liquid household products
2. What makes children and elderly people more likely to swallow such products?
3. What makes products appeal to children or resemble food?
4. What could make those products dangerous to swallow?
5. What are current safety measures against poisonning?
6. Conclusion
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