Study Reveals Increased Exposure to Laundry Detergent Packs in Older Children | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio – A new study examined trends in calls to poison control centers across the country for exposure to liquid laundry detergent packages.

The study was conducted by the Injury Research Center and Policies of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute of the Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Center's Poison Control Center. 39; Ohio.

He found a modest drop in calls for children under 6 years of age following the adoption of a 2015 product safety standard, but an increase in the number of calls for them. older children and adults.

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In 2017, there was an average of one 42-minute call to the Poison Control Center for sachets of liquid laundry detergent.

"The voluntary standard, public awareness campaigns, and changes to products and packaging to date are good first steps, but their numbers are still too high," said Gary Smith, MD, DrPH, lead author of the program. # 39; study and director of the Center for Research and Policy on Injuries at the National Children's Hospital. "We can do better."

The authors of the study suggest that detergent manufacturers reformulate pods and create standard packaging that protects them from children.