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Is ball-point pen ink toxic?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33641points) 13 hours ago

I was using the point of a ball-point pen to open some sliced cheese wrapped in plastic. I pushed a little too hard and accidently made a 2-inch mark on a slice of Swiss cheese.

I figure that’s not enough to hurt me.

But as a general rule, is licking / eating ball point pen ink going to hurt me?

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Dutchess_III's avatar

No, LOL! I mean look it up, but if it was toxic I’d be dead! In high school I had this thing about chewing on pens the same way we chewed on pencils. Finally had one explode in my mouth. Was mess. But didn’t hurt me.
Tasted nasty tho.

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Jeruba's avatar

Psst. Little pair of scissors in a kichen drawer. Or just carry a pocket knife. I use mine every dsy.

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Dutchess_III's avatar

Psst. Or just swallow it and then send a stool sample to your doctor!

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Forever_Free's avatar

psssst the ink comes in flavors now

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canidmajor's avatar

Are you dead yet?

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