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• Laundry Detergent Pod Accidents Result in New Safety Standards

  September 8, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  New proposed voluntary industry standards would make detergent pods tougher to chew through, coat them with a bitter-tasting substance and make packaging opaque to prevent children from trying to eat them.

• Laundry Pod Risks Lead Consumer Reports To No Longer Recommend Use

  July 20, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Consumer Reports says it can no longer recommend any detergent pod products due to the poisoning risks.

• Dozens of Children Exposed To Laundrey Packet Contents Each Day, Group Warns

  June 26, 2015

  Russell Maas

  A children's advocacy group warns that 30 children per day go to emergency rooms due to laundry pod exposure, urging parents to keep the pods out of reach of children.

• Children Continue to be Poisoned by Laundry Detergent Pods: Report

  May 26, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  U.S. poison centers are receiving an average of 30 calls per day of children exposed to the contents of laundry detergent pods.

• Lawsuits Over Tide Pods Poisonings Filed Against Procter & Gamble

  April 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A growing number of lawsuits are being filed against the makers of Tide Pods laundry detergent packets, claiming that they carry a high risk of poisoning for children and others.

• Detergent Pod Poisonings Lead to Proposed Federal Law to Improve Safety

  March 27, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  New legislation seeks to put safety requirements on laundry detergent pods linked to an increasing number of child poisoning incidents.

• Tide Pod Lawsuit Filed Over Chemical Burns from Laundry Detergent

  January 21, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Tide laundry pod lawsuit has been filed by a woman who says she suffered chemical burns after one of the pods ruptured and squirted on her.

• Detergent Poisonings from Liquid Laundry Packets Continue to Rise

  January 15, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  Poisonings linked to laundry pods hit new levels last year with more than 11,700 incidents reported.

• Reports of Problems from Laundry Detergent Packets Continue

  October 30, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Reports of children exposed to laundry detergent pods surpassed those reported last year.

• Tide Pod Poisoning Risk for Children Results in Packaging Changes

  August 5, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  P&G is changing the packaging on Tide Pods again after poison centers report thousands of children exposed to the laundry detergent packages this year already..