Concerns over new viral challenge involving laundry detergent pods

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Thursday, January 11, 2018
A warning about new viral challenge involving Tide pods
A warning about new viral challenge involving Tide pods

Doctors say you should be concerned about a new viral challenge involving laundry detergent pods.



Videos and pictures have surfaced online of teenagers intentionally putting the pods in their mouth.



The detergent already comes in a child-resistant packaging to keep young children from swallowing them.



Doctors warn that burns can result from putting the pods in your mouth.



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