As a child every kid goes through a phase where
they stick things in their mouths out of curiosity but the parents usually
don't think much about it. Last year in Florida was woman walked in and
noticed that her 7-month-old baby accidentally swallowed a bright colored
laundry detergent pod. The baby boy had been sleeping in a laundry basket when
the incident happened. The parent rushed the bot to the hospital but
the baby soon died from poisoning from the detergent. Many children mistake
this bright colored potent pack for something else. Kids often mistake it
as a piece of candy or a toy. In the period of about a year, the packets,
according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics, have accidentally poisoned
17,230 children under the age of 6. Of those cases, 4.4% of the children
were hospitalized, and 7.5% experienced a "moderate or major medical outcome.
Children who eat the detergent can immediately go into respiratory distress and
vomit violently. If their eye accidentally comes into contact with the pods,
exposure can cause severe irritation or even a temporary loss of vision
The American Cleaning Institute in 2013 also launched a safety
campaign to share and help parents understand the dangers and to be sure to
keep them where children cannot reach them. If this product is causing all
of these major problems and even deaths why can't they stop making these pods?
They are not a necessity. I know it's a great way to help you put the right
amount of laundry detergent and it saves you money in the long run. I believe
it's better to save a life than money.
You would think that if you know you have a small child in the house and you've heard these horror stories of kids eating these things, that you would have the idea to hide them out of reach.
ReplyDeleteThe colorful packaging/color of the detergent is what causes so many young children to consume these pods. The company needs to either have a childproof dispenser for the pods, or change the pod's overall packaging.
ReplyDeleteOhmygosh! That's scary and serious concern! We need to pay more attention to packaging
ReplyDelete-Kennedi Mayes
I just don't understand the 'necessity' of incredibly toxic chemicals contained within our mainstream laundry detergents. Actually the majority of people who buy the mainstream detergents that contain a higher percentage of potent chemicals and toxins are mainly parents of multiple young children. You would think that the natural solution would be to find different compounds that can clean clothing effectively but utilize less harsh chemicals, right? I'm sorry to hear about these children who are affected, however, and ultimately there are hundreds of household products that are within reach of young children, which means that a better storage of products would be the most effective in order to keep oblivious children safe from harm.
ReplyDelete- Sophia Davison