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Unit Dose Format Under Fire

Poisonings on the rise, according to WSJ.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The unit dose laundry pack format is in hot water. An article in The Wall Street Journal noted that at least seven people have died after biting into unit dose packets since their introduction, including four last year and one earlier this year. So far in 2015, the accidental ingestion incidents by children under six have been reported to US poison centers at a rate of 30 a day, down from 32 a day in 2014. In a statement, the American Cleaning Institute noted that the manufacturers of liquid ...

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