Since the stay-at-home efforts began the Michigan Poison Center says they have seen about a 9 percent increase in the number of calls for accident poisoning. Household cleaners are the biggest offender.
One of the problems may be that people are buying industrial strength cleaners with regular household supplies in short supply. Officials say if you do have to use industrial cleaners though do so sparingly and follow directions carefully to avoid over exposure.
There is absolutely no reason why you should be ingesting or putting in your mouth any form of hand sanitizer, cleaner, or disinfectant. Should you need it the Poison Control Hotline is 1-800-222-1222.
