Don't use your cleaning products on produce -- it can be deadly. Last month, calls to poison control centers surged by nearly 20% compared to the same period in 2019, the CDC said.
Shortages of cleaning supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic are leading many Americans to get creative. But that creativity and compulsion to clean and disinfect more may be causing more harm than good.
See also: Trump suggests disinfectant as treatment for coronavirus ‘by injection inside or almost a cleaning.’ Doctors call the idea ‘dangerous’ In general, “you shouldn’t ever mix any cleaning products,” Kelly Johnson-Arbor, a medical toxicologist and co-medical director at the National Poison Control Center.
For cleaning kitchen countertops, the Food and Drug Administration recommends “using a commercially available disinfectant product or a DIY sanitizing solution with 5 tablespoons unscented liquid chlorine bleach to 1 gallon of water or 4 teaspoons of bleach per quart of water.” In addition to the spike in calls to the poison control center relating to using cleaning products on food, Johnson-Arbor said she is also noticing more children are consuming small amounts of hand sanitizer, bleach and even alcoholic beverages.
— Kelly Johnson-Arbor,co-medical director at the National Poison Control Center But in order to avoid a hospital visit, parents must be vigilant of symptoms in their children such as irritated eyes, nausea, or skin redness and quickly contact a poison control center.
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