A TikTok’er who says she’s a pharmacist from a “poison center” shared a video of herself eating the beads from inside a silica packet. Those are the little bags that manufacturers put in packages to keep moisture from damaging the product.

The packets always have a “Do Not Eat” warning on them, and we absolutely recommend you follow that warning, because they’re a CHOKING HAZARD. But the beads are not poisonous, which I guess is the purpose of the video.

@pharmy2012 That annoying silica packet in your shoebox won’t hurt you if you swallow it (but still, don’t). poisoncontrol #medicine #silica #silicagel #sio2 #science #pharmacist #nontoxic ♬ original sound – PharmD