Don't Swallow Your Toothpaste:
The warning cautions thats can be read it on toothpaste label:
"WARNING: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center
immediately."
Why the Need for a Warning?
One of the little-known facts
about fluoride toothpaste, is that
each tube of toothpaste - even
those specifically marketed for children - contains enough
fluoride to kill a child.
Most "Colgate for Kids" toothpastes - with flavors contain up to 143
milligrams (mg) of fluoride in each tube. This dose of fluoride
is more than double the dose (60mg) that could kill the average-weighing 2 year old child. It is also greater than the dose capable of killing all average weighing children under the age of 9.
The warning cautions thats can be read it on toothpaste label:
"WARNING: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center
immediately."
Why the Need for a Warning?
One of the little-known facts
about fluoride toothpaste, is that
each tube of toothpaste - even
those specifically marketed for children - contains enough
fluoride to kill a child.
Most "Colgate for Kids" toothpastes - with flavors contain up to 143
milligrams (mg) of fluoride in each tube. This dose of fluoride
is more than double the dose (60mg) that could kill the average-weighing 2 year old child. It is also greater than the dose capable of killing all average weighing children under the age of 9.
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