“No Panic” list from Tox Info Suisse
The following products are ones we are often asked about and are non-toxic (as well as many others):
- Animal food (dog, cat and bird food)
- Baby cream (rash cream)
- Ballpoint pens
- Candle (wax)
- Cardboard
- Chalk (blackboard chalk, pavement chalk)
- Chewing gum (does not apply to nicotine chewing gum; sugar-free chewing gum may also contain xylitol, which is toxic for certain animals such as dogs.)
- Crayons
- Cream (face cream, everyday body lotion with no medicated additives)
- Cut flower food (sugar such as sucrose, glucose)
- Desiccant (silica gel)
- Expanded clay
- Eye make-up (kohl, eyeliner, eyeshadow…)
- Faeces
- Food colourings (Easter egg dye)
- Lip care products (lipstick, lip balm)
- Matchstick heads
- Packaging material residue on food
- Packaging pellets (generally made of polystyrene, cornstarch or card)
- Paints (acrylic paint, coloured pencils, felt tips, wax crayons and glitter pens, watercolour paint, finger paint, wax paint etc.)
- Paper (newspaper, craft paper etc.)
- Pencil (leads)
- Plastic (plastic toys such as Lego blocks, Playmobil etc.)
- Play-Mais (children’s craft kit made from cornstarch)
- Polystyrene
- Potting compost
- Rubber (plasticine, eraser)
- Teething rings (toys for babies)
- Unwashed fruit (organic or not)
- Water from a flower vase
No poisoning is to be expected!
Accidental consumption of the products will at most lead to mild gastrointestinal symptoms.
Possible corrective measures:
- Clean and rinse mouth/skin.
- Drink 100–200 ml of clear, fat-free fluid
e.g. water, cordial or tea - Do not induce vomiting.
Medical attention:
- If there are any signs of problems with a foreign body (e.g. difficulty breathing or swallowing...) seek immediate medical attention and call an ambulance.
- In the event of severe gastrointestinal symptoms.