Medicines can look like candy.
Household cleaners can look like food.
Window washing liquid can look like juice. This issue of look-alike products is especially important when small children are around. By nature, children are curious. Their curiosity, plus the desire to put things in their mouths and the tendency to imitate adults, can lead to serious cases of poisoning. Common household items, such as drugs and medications, cleaning products, cosmetics, pesticides and paints, are poisonous if ingested.