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• Poisonings from Laundry Detergent Packs Is On The Rise Again: Report

  August 27, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Poison control centers nationwide report the first increase in laundry pod exposure calls in several years.

• Poisonings from Laundry Detergent Pods Could Be Further Reduced With Additional Package Changes: Study

  June 4, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds that tougher packaging standards are helping reduce childhood poisoning incidents linked to laundry pods.

• Tide Pod Packaging Changes Fail To Detract From Candy-Like Appearance

  April 10, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Individually Wrapping Tide Pods Would Prevent Laundry Detergent Injuries: Lawmakers

  April 6, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Biting Into Laundry Pod Sends Louisiana Toddler to Hospital, As Detergent Packs Continue to Cause Problems

  April 4, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Laundry Pod Poisoning Incidents Spike Amid Internet “Challenge”

  January 18, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The nation's poison centers are warning that some teens are taking a "laundry pod challenge" joke seriously, and accidentally poisoning themselves.