Dawn dishwasher detergents

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 26, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

2reports to CPSC
Jan 26, 2025the latest report was made
May 19, 2022the earliest
2with the company’s comments

Brand: Dawn
Maker: The Procter & Gamble CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Dishwasher detergentsCPSC’s product type: Dishwasher Detergents (code 934), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products

By month

1 report from February 2024 to January 2025; the most in January 2025, 1. 1 earlier report, since May 2022, is in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
January 2025	1
May 2022	1

How badly anyone was hurt

First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

Hurt, no treatment
Made Jan 26, 2025, sent to the company Jan 29, 2025, published by CPSC Feb 20, 2025

The product, in the report: Dawn dish soap, blue. “New clean scent” EZ squeeze

On 1/11/25 I was at a baking party where Dawn Original (blue) dish soap was being used. It caused several of the people at the party headaches and nausea. My silicone pan liners were washed with it. Since then the off-gassing from the soap, despite multiple ultimately unsuccessful attempts to wash it off the silicone liners, has been causing me migraines and asthma attacks. I ended up having to throw them away to protect my health. It also caused mild skin irritation. This was not previously a problem with this soap. The household where the party was held has used it for many years and it didn’t cause issues in the past. This was the first bottle they were using with the “New clean scent”. The stench was truly awful and left any food kept in containers washed with it tasting bad. I genuinely believe that this product is now a public health threat.

UPC
030772002087
Where
Portland, Oregon: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 40, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Dawn, made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(2/5/2025) The Procter & Gamble Company: Thank you for reaching out regarding Dawn Dish Soap. We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Please know, Dawn is dedicated to providing safe, high-quality products, and we take reports of this nature very seriously. As part of our dedication to providing safe and effective products, P&G routinely investigates product complaints to ensure our processes continue to produce products meeting our high standards of quality. We’re sorry to hear of this experience and hope the consumer will contact us directly to provide more details. Also please know we shared this with our Health & Safety Team and the rest of our Dawn Team.
We understand some consumers may have unique sensitivities to some of the ingredients used in everyday products. Identifying the reasons for a sensitivity to a consumer product ingredient can be difficult, so we suggest working with a physician regarding any medical questions. You can access the ingredients and function of the ingredients in Dawn by visiting. https://smartlabel.org/
We’d like to assure you that our Procter & Gamble products are formulated with great care and attention to safety. Our formulations take into account our stringent internal safety standards for every ingredient. Additionally, we maintain an ongoing safety monitoring program. For more information on the ingredients in our products, please see: https://us.pg.com/ingredients/.
We appreciate you reaching out regarding Dawn and wish you the best.

CPSC report 20250126-9045C-2147333641. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
First aid
Made May 19, 2022, sent to the company May 20, 2022, published by CPSC Jun 6, 2022

The product, in the report: Dawn Ultra Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray Fresh Scent

Use of Dawn Ultra Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray Fresh Scent caused release of fumes and difficulty breathing.

UPC
3700052366
Bought from
Costco, South Carolina
Bought
Feb 9, 2022, about then
Where
Goose Creek, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 59, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Dawn, made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(6/1/2022) The Procter & Gamble Company: Thank you for reaching out to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding our Dawn Ultra Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray. We’re so sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate your ensuring this was brought to our attention. As a Company, we’re dedicated to making products that improve the lives of our consumers who use them, so it is important that we know. Please be assured these comments have been shared with the appropriate people in our company.
We also want to share that we thoroughly evaluate our products for safety when used as directed. As part of standard practice, we regularly monitor our products, as well as our consumer comments about them and we maintain an ongoing monitoring program for quality and safety. As such, we take your report very seriously and ask that you save any remaining unused product for 2 to 3 weeks in case we need more information. We also know and respect that some consumers may have unique sensitivities to some of the ingredients used in everyday products. If you’re interested in the ingredients used in our products and their function, we provide ingredient lists, including fragrance ingredients, for many of our household products -- including all of our Dawn products -- that can be accessed on the following website: https://smartlabel.pg.com/.
Finally, the safety of the people who use our products is at the foundation of everything we do. We encourage you to contact us directly at 1-(800) 725-3296 between 9am and 6pm EST, Monday through Friday, or via e-mail using the ‘Contact Us’ page of our Dawn website at www.dawn-dish.com

CPSC report 20220519-B2CFF-2147356114. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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Sources

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

Dawn dishwasher detergents

At a glance

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How badly anyone was hurt

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