This document contains multiple warnings about common substances like dihydrogen monoxide, citric acid, sucrose, and ethanol. It lists dangerous properties such as being highly corrosive, causing burns and corrosion of metals, and increasing risks of various diseases. However, it is implied that the warnings are exaggerated and anything can be poisonous in high enough doses, as expressed in the quote from Paracelsus.

1. Xe
Ar
CH4
N2
O2
Ne
CO2
He
Kr
H2

2. • A
cons'tuent
of
acid
rain
• A
fire
retardant
• Can
cause
severe
burns
• Accelerates
corrosion
of
many
metals
• Can
be
fatal
if
inhaled
or
injected
WARNING!
CONTAINS
HIGH
LEVELS
OF
DIHYDROGEN
MONOXIDE

3. Source:
James
Kennedy
of
Haileybury
Inst.,
Australia
WARNING!
CONTAINS:
SAPID
ODIFEROUS
&
VOLATILE
COMPOUNDS
FLAVOURS
((Z)-­‐3-­‐HEXENOL,
2-­‐HEPTANONE,
CINNAMIC
ALCOHOL,
CINNAMIC
ALDEHYDE,
(E)-­‐2-­‐6-­‐
NONANEDIENAL,
(E)-­‐2-­‐
HEXENAL,
HEXANAL,
EUGENOL,
LINALOOL,
BENZALDEHYDE,
PHENYLACETALDEHYDE

4. WARNING!
PHARMACOGNOSTIC
DERIVATIVES
Source:
Vola'le
and
sensory
profiling
of
cocktail
bi[ers
Arielle
J.
Johnson,
Hildegarde
Heymann,
Susan
E.
Ebeler
.
Food
Chemistry.
Jan
26,
2015

5. WARNING!
CONTAINS
CITRIC
ACID
• Highly
Corrosive
• Causes
phytophotoderma''s
• Provokes
ulcers
in
stomach,
mouth,
throat
&
esophagus
• Removes
enamel
from
teeth

6. WARNING!
WHAT
COULD
POSSIBLY
BE
WRONG?
SUCROSE
simple
syrup
Premature
aging
Suppresses
immune
system
Kills
184,000
people
globally
Raises
cholesterol
&
triglycerides
Increased
risk
of
Alzheimer’s
Diabetes
&
hyperglycemia
Toot
decay
&
disease
Weight
gain
&
obesity
Kidney
disease
Hyperac'vity
Depression
&
Anxiety
Various
cancers
Weakened
eyesight
Osteoporosis
Coronary
heart
disease
Crohn’s
disease
&
ulcera've
coli's
Asthma
Arthri's
Gallstones
&
kidney
stones
Hormonal
imbalances
Appendici's
Exacerba'on
of
MS
Decreased
growth
hormones
Emphysema
Atherosclerosis
NAFLD
(non-­‐alcoholic
fa[y
liver
disease)
Cons'pa'on
Fluid
reten'on
Headaches
&
Migraines
High
blood
pressure
Chronically
inflamed
blood
vessels
Heart
a[ack
Stroke
Overea'ng
Insulin
resistance
Abdominal
obesity
(beer
gut)
Metabolic
syndrome
Elevated
uric
acid
Cell
damage
from
oxida've
stress
Upregulated
metabolic
pathways

7. • Highly
vola'le
&
combus'ble
• Neurotoxin
&
may
cause
mood
altera'ons
• Leading
cause
of
intoxica'on
• Increases
risks
of
over
60
diseases
• Has
it’s
very
own
special
warning
WARNING!
CONTAINS
EtOH

8. “Everything
is
poison,
there
is
poison
in
everything…
Only
the
dose
makes
the
thing
not
a
poison.”
-­‐Paracelsus,
1493-­‐1541.
The
Father
of
Toxicology