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Glass canister for sugar used for coffee and cereal only. noticed tiny nicks on inside edge where small pieces have chipped. ingestion? dangerous?
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Not particularly: We have plenty of experience with ingested foreign material from dealing with toddlers. Everything from screws and hairpins to rocks and many others.I also knew a Navy seal who put on a show at bars eating a light bulb with no long term effects. The body tends to coat any sharp edge with glue like food debris and it slips through the digestive tract.I wouldn't worry about it.
Answered 4/20/2019
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