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It may have looked a little like candy. that's what her mother thought her 1 1/2-year-old was eating. >> yeah, candy, candy. i thought they got into candy. they were eating candy. >> reporter: minutes after it burst in her mouth, isabella had vomiting and diarrhea. >> you don't think about safety proofing laundry detergent. >> reporter: new reports show nearly 1,200 kids have been poisoned by detergent packs in five months, some severely. at least 11 children have been placed on ventilators. poison centers seeing an average of ten cases a day. some as many as 28. what's the problem with the wa...

And here's a piece of candy. bright and colorful. even this container of the detergent resembles a candy jar. it's that similarity that likely enticed 19-month-old isabella sutton to put one in her mouth. >> yeah, candy, candy. i just figured they got into candy and they were eating candy. >> reporter: only minutes after it burst in her mouth, she had severe vomiting and diarrhea. >> you don't think about safety proofing laundry detergent. >> our most concentrated liquid detergent ever. >> reporter: rolled out this past february, the single dose laundry detergent packets are advertised as an e...