The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan calls for caution, such as keeping out of reach of infants, as reports of accidents in which infants accidentally swallow sticks of "heat-not-burn cigarettes" are unending.
According to the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, 112 reports have been received over the past five years until the end of October that infants accidentally swallowed sticks and capsules of "heat-not-burn tobacco" and received treatment at medical institutions. .
Some of the sticks and capsules of "heat-not-burn cigarettes" have tobacco leaves and metal pieces about 1 cm long to heat the leaves embedded in them, and in some cases, swallowing them can damage internal organs. That's it.
As a specific example,
▽ A 10-month-old boy swallowed a "heat-not-burn cigarette" stick that was left on the sofa after his parents had finished smoking it, and visited a medical institution with severe nausea, which is believed to be nicotine poisoning.
▽It is reported that a 7-month-old boy swallowed a stick containing a piece of metal in the ashtray above the kotatsu and injured his stomach mucosa
.
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan recommends that
sticks and capsules should be kept out of the reach of infants, and
that if accidental ingestion is suspected, drinking water may speed up the absorption of nicotine, so drink water. We are calling for caution, such as to see a medical institution immediately.