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Safety Interventions and Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures

Christopher E Gaw1,2, Henry A Spiller3,4, Marcel J Casavant1,3,4

  • 1Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

Pediatrics
|June 5, 2019
PubMed

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Liquid laundry detergent packet exposures in young children decreased after 2015, possibly due to safety standards. However, exposures in older individuals are rising, indicating a need for improved safety measures.

Area of Science:

  • Toxicology
  • Public Health
  • Consumer Product Safety

Background:

  • Liquid laundry detergent packets (LLDPs) pose significant ingestion risks, particularly to young children.
  • Previous data indicated a concerning rise in LLDP exposures among children under 6 years old.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate LLDP exposures in children under 6 in the US.
  • To evaluate the impact of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) voluntary product safety standard on these exposures.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS) from 2012 to 2017.
  • Focus on single and polysubstance exposures to LLDPs.

Main Results:

  • Over 72,000 LLDP exposures were recorded between 2012-2017, with 91.7% involving children under 6.
  • Exposures in children under 6 increased from 2012-2015, then decreased by 18% from 2015-2017.
  • Exposures in individuals aged 6 and older increased significantly (292.7%) over the study period.
  • Hospital admissions and serious outcomes for young children initially rose, then declined post-2015.

Conclusions:

  • A modest decrease in LLDP exposures and severity among young children is observed, likely linked to the ASTM standard and awareness campaigns.
  • There is a concerning increase in exposures among older children and adults.
  • Strengthening the current product safety standard is recommended to further mitigate LLDP-related incidents.
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