Mom’s warning after detergent pod blinds 4-year-old girl

After her 4-year-old daughter bit into a squishy detergent pod that exploded on her face, an Australian mother is warning other parents of the terrifying medical emergency that left her curious child temporarily blind.

On March 23, 4-year-old Luca de Groot was helping her mom around the house – something she’d done several times before.

While washing the clothes, Jodi handed the young girl a detergent capsule, deceptively inviting for children who mistake the pods for candy or toys.

“Luca was helping me with the laundry and I gave her the pod just to hold while I put the washing on,” Jodi told the Mirror of giving her daughter the colorful, squishy pod – marketed as Omo in Australia and Persil in the UK.

Irresistible pods

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