Washington Post – After national headlines about the Tidal

After national headlines about the Tidal Capsule Challenge late last week, the company issued a public press statement in which Rob Gronkowski of The New England Patriots prevented the counterfeiting of detergent packaging. Since 2012, according to the American Association of Centers for Poison Control, eight deaths of children under five have been reported. Last year, American Centers for Poison Control received reports that more than 10,500 children under the age of five had been exposed to capsules. In the same year, about 220 adolescents were exposed to the capsules, and about 25 per cent of those cases were premeditated, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. To report capsule exposure, call the National Hotline at 1-800-222-1222 or send a message to VENO at 797979 to register the number on your phone. Video clips circulating on social networks now show children chewing colored bottles of liquid detergent. “Are you really taking a chance, and for what purpose?” Alfred Aleguas, CEO of the Florida Poison Control Information Center in Tampa, told the Washington Post last week. Children and teenagers can breathe fluid into their lungs, or they can get sick when they drink it: they suffer from changes in blood pressure and heart rate, they lose consciousness, or they convulse. The specialist acknowledged that young children are prone to research, but was surprised at the number of older children and adolescents who put bags in their mouths. Several years ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning to parents about the packaging of liquid detergents. Last year, the College of Humor released a video called “Don’t Eat Laundry Pods”. The agency said the capsules – colorful, mild and smelling – are attractive to young children but contain “a highly concentrated toxic detergent” that can be harmful. Children exposed to the capsules have been hospitalized due to vomiting, breathing difficulties and loss of consciousness. “Did a lot of people say how stupid I was or how I’d like to do it? Mark Pagan, 19, who said “he” was ready to do it, told CBS News last week. Packaging detergents are two potential problems, “he” said.