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Zero: The Dangerous Answer to How Many Lockets You Can Eat

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According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, tens of thousands of foreign body ingestion cases in children occur annually, and up to 85% of these involve metallic objects. For anyone considering or who has accidentally swallowed a non-food item like a locket, it is critically important to understand that the safe number to ingest is zero.