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Bread bags could use ties instead of potentially dangerous clips

By Hicbd
Mon Apr 22 2024 5:57 pm

"The two studies were published in this week's Medical Journal of Australia. The author emphasises the dangers associated with hard plastic bread bag clips, and recommends replacing them with tape. Typically, people who swallow clips are elderly. The clips tend to snag on the small bowel lining, which causes obstruction or perforation."

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https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2002/05/24/559564.htm
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/university-of-adelaide-study-warns-of-dangers-of-killer-bread-bag-clips/news-story/d855384829217552af29436deb3b0ef4
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bread-tabs-clips-paxton

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Pets Parenting Consumer Protection / Safety Elderly / Disabled / Aging Care Public Safety Bread Injuries Industrial / Product Design

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