Thousands of children, as well as some adults with dementia, have suffered serious and potentially life threatening injuries from laundry detergent poisoning caused by single use pods or capsules, which have been sold without adequate warnings or safety precautions to prevent young children from accessing and placing the packs in their mouths. LAUNDRY DETERGENT PACK LAWSUITS: Potential product liability lawsuits are being reviewed and evaluated by lawyers for children who have suffered laundry detergent poisoning from pods or packs sold by a number of different manufacturers. Cases are reviewed on a contingency fee basis, which means there are no fees…
A new study finds that tougher packaging standards are helping reduce childhood poisoning incidents linked to laundry pods.…
A Tide Pod chemical burn lawsuit will proceed against Procter & Gamble, after a federal judge ruled that the plaintiff’s claims of breach of implied warranty were valid.…
Nearly 2,000 reports of children being exposed to laundry pods have been reported to U.S. poison centers since the beginning of the year, according to a recent report.…
Procter & Gamble is protesting provisions in proposed legislation in New York that would add new requirements to its Tide Pods and other laundry detergent packets to prevent child poisoning incidents.…
Although most media attention on the risk of laundry detergent pod poisonings has focused on infants and young children, who are often enticed to place the brightly colored gel packs in their mouths during teething, Consumer Reports warns that the single-load detergent packages should be removed from any homes where adults with dementia or other cognitive impairments reside.…
A new report warns of increasing child eye injury risks from laundry detergent pods.…
Child laundry pod exposure incidents are being reported at a rate of about 1,000 per month, according to poison control centers nationwide.…
The findings of a new study indicate that laundry pod exposure is more likely to cause serious injuries to children when compared to traditional detergent.…
A new study finds that children exposed to laundry detergent pods are more likely to get sick than children exposed to other detergent products.…
