Detergent pods dangerous for kids
Study warning comes as reports grow of young children swallowing the capsules in US
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Nov 10, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Washington
LAUNDRY detergent pods could be dangerous for young children, researchers warned on Monday, as reports grow of kids under six swallowing the capsules in the United States.
The detergent pods - on US shelves since 2010 - are just the right size for a single load of laundry, eliminating the need to measure out a liquid or powder. More than 17,000 incidents from 2012 and 2013 were reported to US poison control centres of children under six being exposed to the detergent chemicals, according to the new study.
