At the beginning of this year, a ridiculous meme meant making fun of the appetizing appearance and feeling of laundry pods, but now it has become a national health hazard. Teenagers on the Internet are deliberately ingesting detergent for the Tidal Pod Challenge.
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span class= "article-image u caption-inner"> The American Association of Toxic Control Centers warns teenagers not to take laundry detergent to meet the "tide pod challenge". (Picture: Roman samokhin/istock/gettyimages)It can go without saying, but don't eat damp pods. Don't do that.
That's what the American Association of Poison Control Centers urged in a recent statement, which reported that in the first 15 days of 2018, 39 deliberate exposures were handled by poison control centres, the same number as in the whole year of 2016.
According to CNN, people will vomit, cough and sometimes foam after being bitten into the laundry in YouTube and social media videos. This is due to the growing popularity of the tidal pod meme, which can be traced back to 2013, which confuses and worries officials.
But there is no reason to hope that you will become popular because of the dangerous trend of buying videos, because YouTube is cracking down on challenging videos. & YouTube said in a statement to fast that its community guidelines prohibit hazardous activities aimed at encouraging potential risks of bodily harm. & quot; We will quickly delete tagged videos that violate our policy. & In the past five years, the Toxic Control Center has received more than 50,000 calls about liquid laundry exposure. Most of these accidents involve children under five years of age. However, since 2016, teenagers have been responsible for 130 deliberate exposures.
Although it can be imagined that some people may mistakenly think that wet pods are harmless, these packages are actually particularly dangerous because they are much more concentrated than ordinary liquid detergents. According to consumer reports, pods contain ethanol and hydrogen peroxide, which can burn through the mouth and stomach walls. Unfortunately, this is not the worst: according to the American Association of Poison Control Center, other potential effects of eating laundry bags include seizures, pulmonary effusion, respiratory arrest, coma and even death.
Even if you're just playing with a damp pod, stop immediately, because the transparent film around the cleaner dissolves easily in water or saliva. You should know that you have been warned many times, because the packaging of the tide indicates that if you put the pods in your mouth or eyes, it may be harmful. A spokesman for Procter & Gamble, Ted's parent company, said in a statement to Time magazine that we are deeply concerned about the dialogue about intentional and improper use of laundry detergent PACS and have been working with leading social media networks to eliminate harmful content that does not conform to its strategy. Laundry bags are used for laundry. Under no circumstances should they play, even joking. Like all household cleaning products, they must be used correctly and stored safely. & quot;
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and, in order to attract young people, Tide published a public service announcement on Twitter.
What should the tidal pod be used for? Wash clothes. Nothing else.
& mdash; tide (@tide) January 12, 2018
It's a bad idea to eat pods. Let's ask our friend @robgronkowski to help explain. Pic.twitter.com/0jnfdhnswzbut why would anyone want to eat damp pods? Your guess is the same as any guess. Dr. Alfred Aleguas, general manager of the Florida Toxic Information Center in Tampa, told Self that it was probably because they looked like candy, while a Tumblr user speculated that they looked like nutritious fruits. Critics are urging companies to rethink their brands and packaging, whatever it is.
& "What they need to do now is, first, take these things off the shelf, and then... Put them back where they don't look delicious, stomachless, irritating or anything else, "Brand expert Bruce Turkel, CEO of Turkel Brands, told CNN.
We will announce publicly for the last time that we should not eat damp pods.
If you or someone you know ingests laundry or any potentially toxic substances, please call the American Toxic Control Center Association Help Line 1-800-222-1222.
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