LORAIN — The FBI has been called in to test a substance mailed to a Lorain woman yesterday.

According to a Lorain police report, to a home in the 1600 block of New Mexico Avenue after a resident there said she attempted to open an envelope from an unknown sender and a small amount of powder spilled out.

The woman told police she immediately put the envelope in a Ziplock bag, put her shirt in the laundry, washed her hands and cleaned up the spilled powder. She told police the envelope had no address but a North Carolina postmark.

She said she didn’t recognize the handwriting, but that the envelope spelled her name wrong, had a North Carolina postmark and said “Happy 75th Birthday,” although she is only 50. She said a handwritten note said “Have fun with Al,” which she determined might be referring to alcohol since she is a recovering alcoholic.

The woman showed no signs of illness and was advised to contact authorities if she did, according to FBI spokesman Scott Wilson.

The Fire Department, Health Department and Emergency Management Agency were notified, the police report said.

The woman was advised to stay in the house but to keep her animals contained to the kitchen, the report said.

“I was honestly concerned with my animals first, the post office workers and myself last,” the woman said Friday.