Laundry pods causing kids eye injuries

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discovered there were 480 ergency cases of eye injuries last year caused by a sole culprit – laundry pods.There were only 12 reported incidents of the same type in 2012.{{quote-A:R-W:450-Q: Chical burns caused by the highly-concentrated detergent formula in laundry pods were the most common injuries. }}Most of the injuries involved children between 3–5 years old, as children may be attracted to the packets, which resble colourful lollies or small toys.Study author and physician Dr Sterling Haring said their findings showed the incidence of laundry detergent pods in eye injuries among preschool-aged children was growing.The study, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, found that chical burns caused by the highly-concentrated detergent formula in laundry pods were the most common injuries.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a similar warning about laundry pods.Poison centres in Australia recorded more than 85 cases of injuries caused by laundry pods in a period of 18 months.{{image2-a:l-w:400}}At the time ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said, “Children who have either ingested these laundry capsules or have been exposed to th have experienced symptoms such as severe skin irritations, coughing, drowsiness, vomiting and even tporary blindness.”According to a different 2014 study, aside from eye injuries, a number of children also required ergency medical attention for swallowing the pods. Many of the children were as young as one or two years old. The laundry pods were introduced in 2010.