Laundry Detergent Pods and Children Safe Concerns

 In 2012, Procter & Gamble made a splash in the laundry products market with its introduction of single-dose, dissolvable pods containing concentrated detergent that reduced the use of water from 50% to 10%. The concept was lauded for injecting some much-needed innovation into the category and represented a significant step in sustainability by a global brand owner.

 

Laundry pods are a huge new category of cleaning product. For unknown reasons, this type of laundry liquid has caused dangerous injury to children and at least one death. Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes.

 

The newest way to wash clothes is by dropping a "pod" of detergent into the washing machine. The detergent is pre-measured. The pods are easy to handle. There are no spills. The coating of the pod dissolves in the wash.

 

These convenient pods are posing an unexpected problem for children who bite into them. Many require hospital treatment and some need treatment in intensive care units. Serious effects can occur quickly. They include severe vomiting, severe breathing trouble, burns to the esophagus, and coma. The liquid from laundry pods also can cause burns to the eye and skin.

 

No one knows yet why these products can be so dangerous. Laundry detergent can be irritating to the eyes, skin, mouth, and throat. But becoming unconscious after getting into the laundry detergent was never expected. Even now, it doesn't happen often. The fact that it's happening at all is an alarming surprise.

 

It's really important to prevent children from handling detergent pods. Close containers tightly after removing the pods or choose a child resistant packaging for these pods.

 

 

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So far, the child resistant zipper pouches have been applied to many big players in the industries such as laundry, marijuana or canna infused products, health supplement and medical treatment.

 

 

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