Many children are sucking the poison into their mouths

Many parents still carefree for children to blow rubber balloons, but do not know that rubber balloons are made from rubber latex and additives that are toxic to children.

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Ms. Nguyen Thi To (Binh Chanh, Ho Chi Minh City) said: Her child is about 3 years old, often playing bubbles. Not only do you blow bubbles with your mouth, but the bubble has been played, you can put them into your mouth to turn into small bubbles.

Young carefree blowing ball

According to reporters, the majority of parents, teachers and teachers are still not aware of the harmful effects of blowing bubbles in young children. According to Ms. Tran Thi Ngoc N, a private preschool teacher Sunny Hong (Binh Chanh, Ho Chi Minh City), some children here like to play ball, especially during holidays and Tet. When you see a bubble that sells a lot on the roads, children ask their parents to buy it. Because, the cost of this game is not high, so parents often meet their requirements. On the side of the teachers, it is not forbidden for children to play the ball, just in case of unsanitary.

For children to blow bubbles is procession on the body

Ms. Nguyen Thi To, also said, was completely unaware of the harmful effects of the bubble, 'seeing that every time I play with the bubble, I will stop the color in my hands and mouth. clothes and food '.

It is too important for adults for children to be in contact with the ball in forms such as playing ball, blowing the ball, sucking the mouth into the ball or sometimes swallowing the ball, because they think it is a harmless game .

Unintentional harm

However, exchanging with PV, Mr. Mai Thanh Chi, Institute of Chemical Technology said: In the process of bubble production, manufacturers must use quite a lot of additives of toxic chemicals, metals heavy, organic acids, industrial colors. Therefore, most of the current bubbles are very toxic to young children when blowing, holding or holding hands. It will directly affect the incomplete physical and mental development of the child. The most dangerous is that these substances can also cause cancer.

The most dangerous is that these substances can cause cancer .

It is known that the main raw material to produce rubber bubbles is liquid rubber latex, which is kept liquid thanks to a mixture of ammonia. Depending on what the intention is for the ball to be shaped, it is dipped into a container containing liquid latex, then dried and dipped again and again until it reaches. To prevent the bubbles from sticking together, light powder is sprinkled. Color products are also used to increase the colors of blue, red, purple, and yellow. These pigments use industrial pigments and contain toxic metals such as lead red, blue and yellow chromium .

Dr. Pham Thanh Quan, Dean of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology also said: In the world, many countries have strict rules for playing bubbles in children, on each type of ball as well. specify to whom. However, in Vietnam, there is almost no strict control on the quality, damage and color of each bubble. The origin of rubber bubbles in our country today mainly comes from two main sources which are imported from China and self-produced. The production method is mainly spontaneous and there is no strict control process, so the toxicity is even higher.

Dr. Quan also recommends that parents should avoid letting children suck, blow or handle directly into bubbles. The direct holding also causes the dye to come out, and then the child keeps sucking and poisoning. In particular, for children under 3.4 years old, rubber balls are also at risk of causing children to swallow, swallowed when blown.