More than 11,000 suspected poisonings were reported last year including 37 involving mushrooms and other fungi, and 588 cases involving cosmetics.
Data from the National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) reveals that 687 cases related to infants aged up to twelve months with another 4,614 cases involving one- to four-year-olds.
While most calls originated from medical facilities or members of the public, there were also 14 enquiries from prisons, ten from dental practices, and ten from members of the press.
