Doctors Warn Against New Laundry Pods Eating ‘Challenge’

Doctors Warn Against New Laundry Pods Eating ‘Challenge’
Tide laundry detergent is seen on a store shelf on March 13, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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A new social media trend where teens are seen eating laundry detergent pods is worrying doctors.

The trend which started as a social media joke where memes feature photos showing laundry pods as pizza toppings or breakfast cereal, reported ABC15. The “challenge” then evolved into someone biting or consuming the detergent pods then spitting it out.