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May 22, 2003
Mr. Yuk retires
Mr. Yuk, the frowning, green-faced icon that decorated poisonous substance bottles across the world, is retiring.
The pukey face with the poison control hot line number printed around the collar was designed to discourage children from approaching poisonous objects and give parents fast access to the poison control hotline number in case of emergency.
At first, poison control centers figured that the sticker’s expression would warn kids of danger. A new study, however, shows that children may be attracted to the sticker because of its bright green color.
Last year, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh distributed 42 million Mr. Yuk stickers. Americans have introduced him to Europe, Asia and Iceland and corporations have placed his face on the product labels of hundreds of hazardous materials, but poison control centers nationwide have advised parents to discard any Mr. Yuk stickers or magnets they are using.
New stickers are being created that simply publicize the hot line number: 1-800-222-1222.
Compiled from http://www.chp.edu and http://www.wndu.com
The pukey face with the poison control hot line number printed around the collar was designed to discourage children from approaching poisonous objects and give parents fast access to the poison control hotline number in case of emergency.
At first, poison control centers figured that the sticker’s expression would warn kids of danger. A new study, however, shows that children may be attracted to the sticker because of its bright green color.
Last year, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh distributed 42 million Mr. Yuk stickers. Americans have introduced him to Europe, Asia and Iceland and corporations have placed his face on the product labels of hundreds of hazardous materials, but poison control centers nationwide have advised parents to discard any Mr. Yuk stickers or magnets they are using.
New stickers are being created that simply publicize the hot line number: 1-800-222-1222.
Compiled from http://www.chp.edu and http://www.wndu.com
Discuss this Article
Why I remember the time when he told me to drink that gallon of bleach...and ya know..I did...good times.
It worked for me when i was a child and he's done good for my children too. KEEP YUK ALIVE !
Kerry
5-29-04
Mr. Yuk Stickers
Pittsburgh Poison Center
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
You can also visit our website at www.chp.edu/mryuk
How many poisonings have been prevented by Mr. YUK???????