(Sioux City, IA) — This is “Poison Prevention Week” and a spokesperson with the Iowa Poison Control Center in Sioux City says it’s a good time to look under our kitchen sinks and storage areas when it comes to cleaners, medicine, and materials that may fall into younger hands.
Tammy Noble says the center has been busy during this pandemic period with things you might expect — like calls about hand sanitizer. There has also been an increase in calls about bleach as people use it to sanitize things as people aren’t always aware of how to do that safely.
The center’s Facebook and Twitter sites will have special activities throughout the week aimed at young people.
The phone for the Iowa Poison Control Center is 1-800-222-1222 and the website is iowapoison.org.
