Overview
- A toddler put a pill-like object found in Monheim’s town square into her mouth and is being observed in hospital without acute symptoms.
- City crews secured Ingeborg-Friebe-Platz, removed other suspicious items, and sent the seized substance for lab testing after a spokesperson said the placement appeared intentional.
- Poison control warns modern rat baits can cause delayed internal bleeding that shows up after six to eight hours, and doctors treat suspected cases with vitamin K.
- From April 26, certain consumer rodenticide products, notably those with coumatetralyl, can no longer be sold in Germany, with private stocks allowed for 180 days.
- From July 1, continuous preventive baiting will be banned and experts in NRW warn rat numbers could rise without strong alternatives.