{"id":320,"date":"2015-04-04T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/when-convenient-is-dangerous-laundry-dishwasher-detergent-pods\/"},"modified":"2015-04-04T15:44:26","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T21:44:26","slug":"when-convenient-is-dangerous-laundry-dishwasher-detergent-pods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/when-convenient-is-dangerous-laundry-dishwasher-detergent-pods\/","title":{"rendered":"When Convenient is Dangerous: Laundry\/Dishwasher Detergent Pods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 17,000 reports were filed with US poison control centers in 2012-2013 of kids under the age of six (two-thirds or these were kids 1 or 2 years old) who swallowed or bit into laundry\/dishwasher detergent pods. If you don&#8217;t know what these are, they&#8217;re the small, clear packets of laundry or dishwasher detergent that have become popular recently). That&#8217;s a lot. Why so (relatively) common? The packets are often colorful, small, and look like candy or food to kids. They&#8217;re also easy to drop and the clear packets are meant to dissolve&nbsp;and be easy to open since that is what they&#8217;re designed to do in the dishwasher or clothes washer.<\/p>\n<p>So, while these packets are convenient, take extra care when handling and storing or stick with regular detergent &#8211; also safely stored, of course.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources\/Further Reading<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pediatrics.aappublications.org\/content\/early\/2014\/11\/05\/peds.2014-0057.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"807\">Journal of Pediatrics study on laundry detergent pods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"Although convenient, dishwasher or laundry detergent pods can be a safety issue for babies, toddlers, and kids\" class=\"wp-image-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-2048x1027.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fathercraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0068-600x301.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 17,000 reports were filed with US poison control centers in 2012-2013 of kids under the age of six (two-thirds or these were kids 1 or 2 years old) who swallowed or bit into laundry\/dishwasher detergent pods. 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