<P> In 2012 , in response to a child swallowing Tide Pods , Procter & Gamble said they would make this product more difficult to open by adding a double latch to the lid , and has also re-focused their advertising to make clear the product should be out of a child 's reach at all times . The packaging was also changed to an opaque orange rather than the original clear plastic gumball machine - type presentation to make them look less enticing ; other manufacturers followed suit with equivalent packaging changes . In 2013 , Consumer Reports stated that there had been nearly 7,700 reported incidents in which children age 5 or younger had been exposed to laundry pacs , and that year , one child from Florida died after ingesting a pac . In 2014 , a study published in Pediatrics found that from 2012 to 2013 , more than 17,000 calls were made to poison control centers about children who had been exposed to the pacs . Despite the industry 's move toward safer packaging , a 2017 study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that between 2012 and 2015 , the number of chemical eye burns associated with laundry detergent pods among 3 - to 4 - year - old children skyrocketed from fewer than 20 to almost 500 per year ; in 2015 , these injuries were responsible for 26 % of all chemical eye burns among this population . </P>
<P> In 2012 , in response to a child swallowing Tide Pods , Procter & Gamble said they would make this product more difficult to open by adding a double latch to the lid , and has also re-focused their advertising to make clear the product should be out of a child 's reach at all times . The packaging was also changed to an opaque orange rather than the original clear plastic gumball machine - type presentation to make them look less enticing ; other manufacturers followed suit with equivalent packaging changes . In 2013 , Consumer Reports stated that there had been nearly 7,700 reported incidents in which children age 5 or younger had been exposed to laundry pacs , and that year , one child from Florida died after ingesting a pac . In 2014 , a study published in Pediatrics found that from 2012 to 2013 , more than 17,000 calls were made to poison control centers about children who had been exposed to the pacs . Despite the industry 's move toward safer packaging , a 2017 study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that between 2012 and 2015 , the number of chemical eye burns associated with laundry detergent pods among 3 - to 4 - year - old children skyrocketed from fewer than 20 to almost 500 per year ; in 2015 , these injuries were responsible for 26 % of all chemical eye burns among this population . </P>
where does the plastic go on tide pods
where does the plastic go on tide pods
The packaging
The packaging