Does Your At-Home COVID-19 Test Contain This Poison?

At-home rapid antigen test kits are used to help determine when self-isolation is necessary to stop the spread of a COVID infection.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Since November 2021, two poison centers have received an uptick in reports of accidental exposure to sodium azide, a chemical with the potential to lower your blood pressure or cause seizures

• Health Canada reports the test kits are not properly labeled to indicate the contents may contain chemicals that can cause unintended effects if it…