THUNDER BAY – Canadians are being advised to check their laundry products after a recall of certain brands of laundry pods.
A number of liquid laundry pod brands under the umbrella corporation of Proctor and Gamble have been recalled over potential damage to child-resistant packaging.
Health Canada stated in the recall that the product’s packaging has the potential to be affected by a manufacturing defect that renders the child-resistant packaging damaged or inoperable which could result in unintentional exposure to these products and lead to serious illness or injury.
The products include Gain Flings Moonlight Breeze; 16 pacs bag, Tide PODS 3-in-1 Clean Breeze; 31 pacs bag, Tide PODS 3-in-1, Spring Meadow; 31 pacs bag, Tide PODS 4-in-1 with Ultra Oxi; 15 pacs bag, and Tide Simply PODS Oxi Boost + Ultra Stain Release, Refreshing Breeze; 13 pacs bag.
Consumers are advised to immediately secure any recalled products out of sight and reach of children and contact Proctor and Gamble. Impacted customers will be provided with a pre-paid gift card, a cabinet latch, and an empty replacement bag with a child-resistant closure.
Consumers are required provide a photo of the barcode and the lot number, which can be found on the bottom of the bag.
For more information, consumers can contact Procter & Gamble at 1-833-347-5764, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, Saturday or online at tide.ca/bags or ilovegain.com/bags.
