Chemical safety
Avoid naphthalene products where a person with G6PD deficiency may be exposed. Keep an unidentified product unused and ask the healthcare team for suitable alternatives.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-20
Naphthalene exposure can harm people with G6PD deficiency without the product being swallowed.
Assuming mothballs are safe as long as a child cannot eat them.
Avoid naphthalene products where a person with G6PD deficiency may be exposed.
For serious injury, unconsciousness or difficulty breathing, keep yourself safe, call 999 and follow the operator.
This page provides general home-safety information and does not replace medical, legal, electrical, or other professional advice.
