Ars Technica
•Toddler poisoned after eating deadly plant mislabeled as diet supplement
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
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
3
Source diversity
3
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