Parents have been warned that home-made play dough can contain enough salt to poison children and pets.
The warning comes from the UK’s National Poisons Information Service.
It said that there had been no fatalities in children but there were reports of pets being poisoned.
Recipes for home-made play dough can easily be found on the internet. They usually recommend mixing one part salt, two parts flour and one part water, then adding colouring.
One gram of such a dough would contain around 250 mg of salt. Full article