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Tide Washing Machine Cleaner UPC 37000 20969 household cleaners

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 8, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Apr 8, 2013the latest report was made
  • Apr 8, 2013the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Tide Washing Machine Cleaner UPC 37000 20969
Maker
The Procter & Gamble CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Household cleanersCPSC’s product type: General Purpose Household Cleaners (code 954), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products

By month

1 report from May 2012 to April 2013; the most in April 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Apr 8, 2013, sent to the company Apr 16, 2013, published by CPSC May 7, 2013

    The product, in the report: Tide Washing Machine Cleaner UPC 37000 20969. Used to clean the washing machine, not for use with clothes

    Product: Tide Washing Machine Cleaner (UPC 37000 20969). Used as directed. Adverse event: Produced bronchial and eye irritation requiring opening of all windows. Residual: Very strong fragrance that after 3 loads of laundry, has not dissipated.

    Model
    UPC 37000 20969
    UPC
    UPC 37000 20969
    Where
    Hoffman Estates, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 67, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Tide Washing Machine Cleaner UPC 37000 20969, made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

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.

Source:

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

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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