During the first six months of 2016 — from Jan. 1 through June 30 — poison control centers in the U.S. received 6,429 reports of children aged 5 and younger experiencing possible injuries from ...

Laundry detergent packets are getting into the hands -- and mouths -- of an increasing number of small children, resulting in serious and even fatal consequences, according to a new report. The study, ...

U.S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls — or about one per hour — about children who’d been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods in 2012 and 2013, a new study found. Over ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Liquid laundry detergent packets are popular for their convenience at getting your clothes clean. But a new study says more needs to be done to prevent poisonings. The pods are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Children continue to eat a dangerously large ...

A new study adds to evidence that laundry detergent pods are dangerous for little kids. The pods are all-in-one packets - often brightly colored - containing detergent that's released in the wash, so ...

Despite repeated warnings about the dangers to young children from laundry detergent pods, calls to poison control centers continue to rise, a new study shows. Researchers found an increase of nearly ...

One child died after ingesting a laundry pod, researchers found. — -- Those colorful, all-in-one detergent pods may be convenient way to get the laundry done, but they pose a risk to young ...

We've heard alerts about keeping laundry detergent pods away from children, but there are other dangers in the laundry room that you might not have thought about. Of all the dangers that children can ...

As Jill Koziol turned away from her 8-month-old daughter to check on her toddler, the unthinkable happened. In a fraction of a second little Cate pulled herself up against the laundry hamper, grabbed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. According to data from a new study published online November ...