This slime product has injuerd over 23 million people children at risk of serious eye injuries and even fertility problems
Thousands of youngsters are putting their health at risk because of a new craze
Children are creating a home-made polymer slime to trade on the playground
Health experts warn that the slime could seriously damage eyes and fertility
It is the biggest craze since loom bands two years ago, but tens of thousands of children are putting their health in jeopardy by creating and swapping home-made polymer slime – the key ingredient of which is a pesticide that may damage fertility and cause serious eye irritation.
Schools and health experts are now issuing warnings amid fears youngsters will end up in hospital if borax – the chemical behind the slime that can be bought over the internet – gets into their eyes or lungs.
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The EU’s European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has labelled borax ‘toxic to reproduction’. In a hazard alert it warned: ‘This substance may damage fertility or the unborn child and causes serious eye irritation.’
The EU’s European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has labelled borax ‘toxic to reproduction’
Experts said the EU alert means anyone