GEORGE TOWN: There has been an increase in poisoning cases involving unregistered rat poison, which has been identified as a serious threat to public health, particularly among children aged one to four.
Asdariah Misnan, a pharmacist from the Drug and Poison Information Service at the National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) said the centre recorded a significant rise in calls related to rat poison exposure from 2023 to 2025, especially those involving illegal or unregistered products containing highly toxic substances.
