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Every year during the holidays, Poison Control Centers nationwide field numerous calls concerning ingestion of poinsettias and mistletoe. They just aren’t the killers that everyone thinks they are. The American Association of Poison Control Centers urges people to ”Treat Poinsettias and Mistletoe with Respect Rather Than Fear This Holiday Season”.

Poinsettias and mistletoe, while lovely symbols of the holiday season, have long been thought to be gravely poisonous.

But while ingesting these holiday plants can cause discomfort, data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers indicates they are not quite the deadly hazards they’ve long been believed to be.

The entire article can be found here: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/american-association-of-poison-control,1085047.shtml.

If you think your child has tasted, touched or breathed something harmful, call your local poison control center. Poison Control Centers nationwide are accessed by calling 1-800-222-1222.