>>> jaciel cordoba: An important warning for parents this morning about a cleaning product you probably have in the house.>> eve tannery: WFMZ's NAncy Werteen has more in Life LEssons. >>Nancy: Doctors are concerned about laundry detergent pods. look like candy or a toy but in the hands of a child, they can cause serious injury, even death. There have been many recent cases reported, and now, a first-of-its kind study shows how common the problem really is.>>Nats - Woman doing laundry) :02 >>nancy: first introduced in 2012, laundry detergent pods have become extremely popular. pre-measured and neatly packaged, consumers say they are easy to use and convenient. in a new study, doctors say they pose an alarming risk to children.>> Dr. Gary Smith, md, DrPH Childrens Hospital Our study showed that during a 2 year period, there were more than 17,000 children exposed to laundry detergent pods.Thats a child every hour. :10 >>nancy: dr. gary smith,senior author of the study at nationwide childrens hospital, says one of the reasons these pods are so dangerous is because they are extremely concentrated and look like candy. the study found more than 80-percent of the time children swallowed the detergent, but in some cases they squeezed the pods and suffered eye injuries.:18 Casavant, md Childrens Hospital It squirts out.They get a very big dose they dont have a lot of ability to sample how much of it theyre gonna get, they get a full exposure. :08 >>nancy: is packaging.researchers at nationwide childrens hospital used gelatin and crushed breath mints to create safe but realistic pods.alongside parents at a supervised play date as kids reached for laundry pods as quickly as they did candy.:16 Mother of young child She went over to the table and picked up a marshmallow and picked up in the other hand a laundry pod at the same time. :06 >>nancy: just as alarming was how easily children got into the containers of these laundry pods. experts say some companies have tried to make them less accessible to children, but more needs to be done.>> Dr. Smith: These are closures that children can open very easily, very quickly. Theyre not child-resistant and thats why we need a voluntary safety standard in this country. :08 ---------------------------... >>Nancy: Doctors say if you have young children, you should avoid the pods all together but if you do still want to use them, they say keep them and all laundry products up, away and out of sight, preferrably in alocked cabinet. Nancy Werteen 69 news.
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