Tide household cleaners
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 14, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Feb 14, 2020the latest report was made
- Apr 27, 2015the earliest
- 3with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Tide
- Makers
- The Procter & Gamble Company and Nehemiah Manufacturing 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2020 | 1 |
| May 2016 | 1 |
| April 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
- Hurt, no treatment 2 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.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Feb 14, 2020, sent to the company Mar 18, 2020, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2020
The product, in the report: Tide Washing machine cleaner (powder substance in a pouch)
The consumer poured this substance into his washing machine for tube cleaning, but as soon as he opened the packet, he noticed a strong chemical odor. The odor got worse as the machine continued to operate. The odor permeated their entire home.
The wife came home and immediately experienced lung tightness and she got a substantial headache. The consumer also got a headache. They both said the odor was extremely powerful. Once the wife left the house, the tightness of the chest went away. The consumer said his headache lasted approximately 2 hours.
They opened their windows and doors, but the temperature was 17 degrees, so they left the home. Prior to leaving the home, they opened the garage door, which was closest to the laundry room, but the odor still did not dissipate. In the past 6 days - Consumer activated the machine cleaning cycle 6 Times, using [REDACTED], Baking Soda and [REDACTED]. Today is the 7th day and the odor is present in the wash room.
The consumer called the Corporate office of Proctor and Gamble and he was referred to the licensing company and attempted to make contact (twice) and left a voice message with their office.
This was the first and last time he has used this product.
The consumers believe that this product presents an inhalation hazard.
- Bought
- Dec 14, 2019, about then
- Where
- Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Tide, made or sold by Nehemiah Manufacturing Company
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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Hurt, no treatment Made May 21, 2016, sent to the company May 31, 2016, published by CPSC Jun 21, 2016
The product, in the report: It’s a powder you put inside your washing machine and then you run it to clean the machine.
I used Tide Washing Machine cleaner in my machine around 10:30pm and the smell went throughout the house. It gave me a bad headache which didn’t respond to [REDACTED]. It woke up my husband who was in bed asleep with the door closed on the other side of the house. He wanted to know what the horrible chemical smell was. It was so bad it woke him up. I can’t stand to be in my house the odor is so strong. This product shouldn’t be on the market. It makes me feel sick.
- UPC
- 3700020969
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- May 2, 2016, about then
- Where
- Memphis, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 42, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Tide, made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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Hospital admission Made Apr 27, 2015, sent to the company May 19, 2015, published by CPSC Jun 3, 2015
The product, in the report: Washing Machine Cleaner
Caller used a washing machine cleaner Saturday, April 18th, 2015 as she had a few times before this date to clean her washer.
On this particular day however he opened the foil package and emptied the pellets into the water filled washer but less that five minutes into the cycle the room then the house began filling with what smelled like a chlorine type chemical odor.
The odor remained very strong causing the caller and her husband to get their dog and go outside.
The caller began coughing uncontrollably.
Her husband returned into the home to obtain the caller’s steroid medicine that she takes for her RSD.
She took the steroid and used a steroid nasal spry to open her pores and allow breathing.
They sat outside on their deck for approximately two hours then entered the home and her husband started the washer in an attempt to be rid of the odor.
The caller states that her husband had to run the washer eight times before the smell was gone. She states that just reaching into the washer he felt a burning sensation on his forearms.
The caller contacted the manufacturer Monday, April 20th, 2015, she doesn’t remember the name of the female representative she spoke with but she did ask for the lot number# and barcode#. The caller provided the lot number but the caller’s throat began closing up just from the empty box from the washer cleaner.
The husband took over the phone call while the caller drove to an emergency clinic nearby and from the emergency clinic she was taken by ambulance to Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, NY where she was diagnosed with an allergic reaction and as having difficulty breathing induced from (product named in this report).
She was transferred from the emergency room to the “Critical Decisions” portion of the hospital and admitted overnight.
She was released Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 around 11:00AM with steroids and Benadryl.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 around 9:00PM the ambulance was once again called to her home and she was taken again to Lourdes Emergency where she was kept five hours and treated
On Friday, April 24th, 2015 she contacted the manufacturer again, spoke with [REDACTED] who once the caller provided her with an update did tell the consumer that an investigator may check into within a couple of weeks.
The caller is upset that this could consume weeks and no investigation would be put into action until that time. The manufacturer also instructed her to mail the cleaner to them but she said that there is no way that She is afraid that another consumer may be affected in a worse way if something isn’t done quickly.
Friday, April 24th, 2015 the caller kept a prior scheduled appointment with her physician, she was advised to continue the steroids.
Her diagnosis from this physician was allergic reaction, hospital discharge follow up.
The caller does still have two of the packets of this washing machine cleaner in her garage.
- Model
- 42081623L2
- Serial number
- 3700020969
- Bought from
- Walmart, New York
- Bought
- Feb 15, 2015, about then
- Where
- Vestal, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Tide, made or sold by The Procter & Gamble Company
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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