Consumer Alert
Laundry detergent packets being mistaken by children as candy
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More cases are being reported of children eating small laundry detergent pods. Video by ktnv.com
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More cases are being reported of children eating small laundry detergent pods.
A new government report shows the single-dose laundry detergent packets are easily mistaken by children as candy, and it's now happening an average of 10 times a day.
During a 30 day period this summer, nearly 500 children were sickened after eating the pods.
Symptoms can include diarrhea, vomiting, even drowsiness and difficulty breathing.
Proctor & Gamble, which makes the pods, said it's changing the way they're packaged, but said the old containers were never recalled.
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