Tasty-looking, brightly-colored laundry detergent pods are killing people who mistake the toxic, clear packets for candy, NBC News reports. Two children and six adults with cognitive impairments, such as dementia, have died in the past five years after eating the pods, which are meant to be used instead of traditional liquid clothing detergent.
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