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Laundry Pod Poisoning in Children

Published by ILPoisonCenter on July 23, 2013 | Leave a response

For the second time in 14 months, Proctor and Gamble (P&G) has changed the packaging of Tide Pods laundry detergent packets in order to reduce the risk of pediatric poisoning with the products. The first change was to modify the closure of the plastic tubs; the latest change is to make the packaging opaque so … more

Laundry Detergent ‘Pods’: A new product formulation with unexpected toxicity

Published by IPC on May 22, 2012 | 2 Responses

For years the IPC has received calls involving a child getting into laundry detergent. Luckily, an unintentional taste of powder or liquid laundry detergent by a child is expected to cause minimal toxicity: throat or stomach irritation at the worst. In fact, most children don’t develop any symptoms at all. However, over the past couple … more