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Toddler poisoned after eating deadly plant mislabeled as diet supplement

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Summary
Nutrition label

76% Informative

A New Jersey toddler got ahold of a bottle of weight loss supplements.

The dried root of tejocote, aka Mexican hawthorn, is generally considered safe to consume.

The supplement was actually pieces of yellow oleander, a poisonous plant that can cause cardiac problems.

VR Score

69

Informative language

64

Neutral language

52

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

72

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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