Health Canada recalls laundry pods due to damaged child-resistant packaging

Five types of laundry pods are being recalled due to potential damage to the child-resistant packaging.

The recall includes four types of Tide PODS and one type of Gain Flings.

In the recall issued Friday, Health Canada says over 56,700 units of the affected products were sold across Canada between September 2023 and February 2024.

As of April 2, 2024, the company, The Procter & Gamble Inc, has not received any reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

“The recalled product’s packaging has the potential to be affected by a manufacturing defect,” the application says.

“This defect renders the child-resistant packaging damaged or inoperable. The lack of child-resistant packaging could result in unintentional exposure to these products and lead to serious illness or injury.”

Here’s a list of the affected products:

• 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

• Tide Simply PODS Oxi Boost + Ultra Stain Release, Refreshing Breeze; 13 pacs bag

You can click this link to view a list of lot and UPC codes.

Anyone who bought one of the affected products is advised to immediately secure the product out of sight and reach of children and contact the company.

“A pre-paid gift card, a cabinet latch and an empty replacement bag with a child-resistant closure will be provided to impacted consumers,” says the recall from Health Canada.

For more information, consumers can contact Procter & Gamble at 1-833-347-5764, from 9 am to 6 pm ET, Monday through Friday or 9 am to 5:30 pm ET on Saturdays.

Alternatively, people can contact the company online at tide.ca/bags or ilovegain.com/bags.