Mr. Yuk is a trademarked graphic image, created by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and widely employed in the United States in labeling of substances that are poisonous if ingested.

To promote poison prevention and the poison center, the iconic symbol Mr. Yuk™ was created by the Pittsburgh Poison Center and was the first recognized poison prevention/poison center …

Every Mr. Yuk® sticker contains the national toll-free poison help telephone number: 1-800-222-1222. In 1971, Mr. Yuk® was created by the Pittsburgh Poison Center. Since then, Mr. Yuk® has been used to educate children and adults about poison prevention and to …

Since his inception in 1971 by Dr. Richard Moriarty of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Mr. Yuk’s scowling green face has become an internationally recognized icon. Mr. Yuk was the first standardized warning icon for poisons and has had a huge impact on households everywhere.

2001年1月1日 · Mr. Yuk® stickers should be used to identify and label substances that are potentially poisonous. There are 10 Mr. Yuk® stickers per sheet, with the Pittsburgh Poison Center toll-free number on each sticker.

2023年9月2日 · The Mr. Yuk sticker was an alternative to the traditional skull and crossbones label that designates poisonous substances. Here's what happened to it.

2023年10月10日 · His name is Mr. Yuk. The Pittsburgh Poison Center created Mr. Yuk in 1971 to teach children and adults about poison prevention. You can place Mr. Yuk stickers on poisonous and otherwise harmful products around the house, warning people not to consume them. The stickers also contain the national toll-free Poison Help phone number, 1-800-222-1222.

2017年9月4日 · You know that bright green frown. It may have been on household cleaning products under the sink or on stickers passed out at school—the infamous “Mr. Yuk.” Did you know that this universal symbol for household poisons was created in Pittsburgh?

Mr. Yuk, teaching people to stay safe from poisons and toxic exposures. Mr. Yuk was created in 1971 by the Pittsburgh Poison Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Studies showed that the skull and crossbones, used to mark poisons, had little meaning for the children of the 1970’s.

2017年5月25日 · They call him Dr. Yuk. While some may be offended, Dr. Richard Moriarty has no qualms about his unconventional nickname. He considers it the ultimate compliment to share a name with the neon-green sticker with a sick face. Thanks to Mr. Yuk, thousands of kids have been saved from gulping household poisons.