Poison Alert
The Department of Public Safety (DPS)
has been made aware of an imported
mothball product that children may
confuse as candy rather than a
harmful chemical. The product in
question is called �Fuji Lavender
Moth Tablets� (for more information
see attached link). The mothballs
are sold in brightly colored
packages, and their light pink color
may be enticing to children. The
active chemical ingredient in
mothballs, para-dichlorobenzene,
poses significant respiratory and
ingestion hazards to humans. The
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has directed U.S. Custom and
Border Protection to seize and
destroy this product. DPS advises
all staff not to purchase this
product. For more information please
visit our
website.
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