Poisonings from Laundry Detergent Packs Is On The Rise Again: Report
Poison control centers nationwide report the first increase in laundry pod exposure calls in several years.
Tag Archives: Laundry Pod
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Poisonings from Laundry Detergent Pods Could Be Further Reduced With Additional Package Changes: Study
A new study finds that tougher packaging standards are helping reduce childhood poisoning incidents linked to laundry pods.
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Tide Pod Packaging Changes Fail To Detract From Candy-Like Appearance
Despite a number of changes, children still appear to be attracted to Tide pods and other single-use laundry detergent packets, resulting in thousands of exposures and poisoning incidents.
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Individually Wrapping Tide Pods Would Prevent Laundry Detergent Injuries: Lawmakers
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…
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Biting Into Laundry Pod Sends Louisiana Toddler to Hospital, As Detergent Packs Continue to Cause Problems
A two-year-old was hospitalized last month after biting into a laundry pod and becoming unresponsive, resulting in chemical burns to the eyes and several days in ICU.
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Laundry Pod Poisoning Incidents Spike Amid Internet “Challenge”
The nation's poison centers are warning that some teens are taking a "laundry pod challenge" joke seriously, and accidentally poisoning themselves.
