The Procter & Gamble Company laundry soaps or detergents

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 12, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

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2reports to CPSC
Aug 12, 2014the latest report was made
Dec 30, 2012the earliest
2with the company’s comments

Brand: None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, The Procter & Gamble Company
Maker: The Procter & Gamble CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Laundry soaps or detergentsCPSC’s product type: Laundry Soaps or Detergents (code 949), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products

By month

1 report from September 2013 to August 2014; the most in August 2014, 1. 1 earlier report, since December 2012, is in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
August 2014	1
December 2012	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Hospital admission 2 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission

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.

Hospital admission
Made Aug 12, 2014, sent to the company Aug 20, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 11, 2014

The product, in the report: Gain laudry detergent pod

12 month old female ingested laundry detergent pod (Gain brand). Mother was doing laundry and turned around and child was sucking/chewing on a pod. She had multiple episodes of bubbly vomiting and diarrhea. She required admission to the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) due to concern for airway compromise.

Where
Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 1, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Hospital Admission

The company’s comments, in its own words

(8/28/2014) The Procter & Gamble Company: Thank you for taking time to inform us of this incident. We’re very sorry to learn of this child’s experience and hope she is feeling better. The safety of the people who use our products is at the foundation of everything we do and we take reports of accidental contacts with household cleaners very seriously.
As with all P&G products, Gain Flings laundry detergent packets are safe for consumers to use as directed. It is important to keep detergent packets, as well as other detergent products, out of the reach of children. Laundry detergent, including packets, may be harmful if swallowed and can irritate eyes. To help prevent accidental exposure to the product, our package labels include instructional icons and caution statements to keep out of reach of children, to prevent accidental ingestion, and to avoid contact with the eyes. We’re committed to continually improving our products and we’re working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the American Academy of Pediatricians, and the American Cleaning Institute to reduce unintended access to the product. We continue to work to ensure the safe use of detergent packets through packaging enhancements, improved labeling and consumer education programs including information on the Gain website. The Safe Home program on our P&G EveryDay website is also designed to offer consumers education and access to resources to help ensure a safe home environment. Through the Safe Home program, we offer a free safety latch starter kit to help people keep household cleaning products away from children.
Again, we are very sorry to hear of this child’s experience and appreciate your efforts to bring this to our attention. If they haven’t already done so, we hope her parents will contact us to help us gain a better understanding of this incident. As always, we encourage people with questions or concerns about our products to contact us.

CPSC report 20140812-F2B4B-2147442033. Submitter: Health Care Professional Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Hospital admission
Made Dec 30, 2012, sent to the company Jan 16, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 7, 2013

The product, in the report: Gel laundry detergent packets/pods

I am a pediatric ICU doctor and have had 3-4 incidences of ingestion of laundry detergent contained in gel packets such as “Tide Pods.” I just got off the phone with an ER physician for yet another episode of a child playing with one of these pods which ruptured and caused significant and serious eye injuries. These pods are apealing to children in color, and shape, and have a pleasing fragrence. They are clearly a problem that has been reported previously, but they have not been removed from the market. Please remove these products from the shelves, before more children are injured.

Where
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Unspecified
Who was involved
Age 1, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Hospital Admission

The company’s comments, in its own words

(1/29/2013) The Procter & Gamble Company: Thank you for informing us of the reports you’ve received about children’s exposures to single dose laundry packets. We’re very sorry to learn of these incidents and hope the children are feeling better. As a company, we’re deeply committed to the health and well being of our consumers. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of those who use our products and we take reports of accidental contacts with household cleaners very seriously.
At Tide, we’re committed to continually improving our products and we’re working with the CPSC to reduce unintended access to the product. We encourage people to keep the product away from children and use the right storage practices, including storing the product out of the reach of children and using safety latches to keep cabinets secured. We’ve also enhanced the household safety information on our Home Made Simple website to offer parents educational information and access to resources to help ensure a safe home environment. In the Safe Home program on this site, parents can not only find helpful information, they can also currently order a free cabinet door latch kit to help them keep household cleaning products safely away from children.
Please know that as with all P&G products, Tide Pods have been evaluated using our well-established safety assessment methods to ensure their safety when used as directed. As part of our ongoing efforts to prevent accidental exposure to the product, all Tide Pods labels include instructional icons and caution statements to keep out of reach of children, to prevent accidental ingestion, and to avoid contact with the eyes. In an effort to reduce unintended access to the product, in July 2012 we changed from a single latch to a double latch lid which requires more manual dexterity to open. We’ve also added an over-the-lid re-sealable sticker on the tub lids and we’re changing to opaque tubs as quickly as they’re available, and expect them to be in the market starting Spring 2013. For those interested in obtaining a Tide Pods tub over-the-lid re-sealable sticker separately, we’re currently offering a set free of charge on tide.com.
Again, we are really sorry to hear of the experiences these children have had and appreciate your efforts to bring them to our attention. If their parents haven’t already done so, we hope they’ll get in touch with us to help us gain a better understanding. As always, we encourage people with questions or concerns about our products to contact us.

CPSC report 20121230-8B340-2147460493. Submitter: Health Care Professional Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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The Procter & Gamble Company laundry soaps or detergents

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