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Top Hidden Household Dangers

Some of things lurking in your home could put you and your family in danger.
-The Centers for Disease Control sent out a warning in 2012 saying children were more likely to eat the pods because they look like candy. 
-In just one month in 2012, the CDC received 485 reports of poisonings from detergent pods. 
-The average age of the poisoned children was 3 years old, with 94% of cases involving children 5 and younger.
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Detergent Pods: The Danger

-The Centers for Disease Control sent out a warning in 2012 saying children were more likely to eat the pods because they look like candy.

-In just one month in 2012, the CDC received 485 reports of poisonings from detergent pods.

-The average age of the poisoned children was 3 years old, with 94% of cases involving children 5 and younger.

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