Friday May 14, 1999 - Question 7

Which of the following statements concerning chocolate toxicity in animals is correct?

A. Theobromine is the toxic principle of chocolate ingestion.

B. Sweetened (milk) chocolate contains a higher concentration of theobromine than unsweetened (baker’s) chocolate.

C. White chocolate is similar to milk chocolate in its theobromine content.

D. Activated charcoal does not aid elimination after chocolate ingestion.

E. In fatal poisonings, death usually occurs 2 - 6 hours after ingestion.
 
 

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