Health Department Warns Parents To Keep Camphor Products Away From Children The Culvert Chronicles | January 24, 2008| | Copyright The Culvert Chronicles Jan 24-Jan 30, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The Health Department recently warned New York City parents and caregivers to keep products containing camphor away from children. Some camphor products can be toxic to children when accidentally ingested or excessively applied to skin. Three recent cases of seizures associated with camphor have been confirmed in the Bronx. All three children have recovered. The Health Department is investigating seven additional cases suspected to be associated with camphor.

Camphor, alcanfor in Spanish, is a common ingredient in many products used for colds, pest control, to ward off illness, or as air ...

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