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[9] [14] Consumer Reports reported that between the Tide Pods' introduction in 2012 through early 2017, eight deaths had been reported due to the ingestion of laundry detergent pods; two of the eight deaths were children, while the other six were adults with dementia. [15] Additionally, pods manufactured by P&G were responsible for six of the ...
Consumer safety groups have started warning that laundry detergent packets could be easily eaten by children who might mistake them for candy. In 2013, a 7-month-old boy died in Florida after ...
A new study found that, over a recent three-year period, U.S. poison centers received more than 36,000 calls related to liquid laundry detergent pod exposures.
Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada due to a defect in the products' child-resistant packaging.
The film in Tide Pods is a polyvinyl alcohol film developed by MonoSol which is intended to dissolve in any temperature water. The pod detergent is also 10 percent water by volume compared to liquid Tide detergent which is 50 percent water by volume. This was done to prevent the pod from melting from having high water volume.
Laundry pods were advertised as a way to reduce wasted use of powdered and liquid detergent by having precise measurements for a load. For large loads, most brands recommend two pods, with Tide suggesting up to three. Detergent pods cost significantly more than liquid detergent for equivalent laundry loads.
Laundry Detergent Pods. Why they're a waste: Safety concerns aside, we've never been fans of detergent pods. First, they're much pricier than regular detergent: a 72-load case of Tide Pods may run ...
Tide-To-Go is a product packaged in a pen-like format and intended to remove small stains on the spot, without further laundering. [13] In Puerto Rico, [16] the Tide formula is marketed under the name Ace. Since 2012, Tide has sold Tide Pods, a line of laundry detergent pod, making an estimated 15% of sales.