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If swallowed, it can shut down the liver and other organs, resulting in death.
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Surrey Trading Standards said the items were seized amid fears they could cause choking and lung problems if swallowed.
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They warned the plastic stones could easily fall off and form clumps which could lead to choking if swallowed.
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If swallowed, the poison can in a matter of days shut down the liver and other organs, resulting in death, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Scientists argue that because these substances have no effect if swallowed, then they should not pose any health risk to humans eating animals whose flesh has been treated in this way.
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If accidentally swallowed or inhaled, the magnets can pinch internal tissue, causing infection or even death.
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One time I was soaking the whole way through and my maw was completely angry, how I was going to die of pneumonia or else diptheria if ye swallowed the water.
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It looked as if the light were radiating from inside him, as if he had swallowed a fistful of emeralds.
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If the seed is swallowed whole without damage to the seed coat, it will probably pass harmlessly through the system.
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If a battery is swallowed, a trip to the ER is essential.
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If the main part of BMI is swallowed by British Airways, that's the main competitor gone from the Edinburgh-Heathrow and Aberdeen-Heathrow routes (BMI withdrew from Glasgow-Heathrow last March).
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