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The allure of eating Tide Pods and similar products has been a beloved internet meme for years due to the candy-like appearance of the small laundry detergent pacs.
The film in Tide Pods is a polyvinyl alcohol film developed by MonoSol which is intended to dissolve in any temperature water. The pod detergent is also 10 percent water by volume compared to liquid Tide detergent which is 50 percent water by volume. This was done to prevent the pod from melting from having high water volume.
A Tide Pod from 2016. Laundry detergent pods have been in use in the United States since 2010, although their use in Europe began in 2002. [2] [3] During the Academy Awards telecast in 2012, P&G introduced their Tide Pods "in a sparkling, vibrant commercial." [4]
The maker of Tide Pods is recalling 8.2 million bag packages of the product because they may be defective, causing them to come open and granting access to the pods themselves.
According to a new report, a design trend known as "food imitating products" has worked a little bit too well in the case of Tide Pods, causing danger to vulnerable individuals.
Detergent pods cost significantly more than liquid detergent for equivalent laundry loads. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] MonoSol is one of the companies that develops the water-soluble film used for laundry and dishwasher detergent packs, used by brands including Tide, with roughly US$250 million in annual sales and controlling around 90-percent of the market.
In response to the injuries, makers of laundry pods have tried to make them safer; in September 2015, the companies voluntarily agreed on a set of safety standards.
Tide-To-Go is a product packaged in a pen-like format and intended to remove small stains on the spot, without further laundering. [13] In Puerto Rico, [16] the Tide formula is marketed under the name Ace. Since 2012, Tide has sold Tide Pods, a line of laundry detergent pod, making an estimated 15% of sales.