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One of the most dangerous places in America is getting between a camera and Chuck Schumer.
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BurfordTJustice
Sep 11, 2012, 5:14:23 AM9/11/12
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It takes a big man to resist temptation.
At a Sunday press conference calling for stricter rules on concentrated
laundry detergent pod packaging that some children have mistaken for candy,
New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer admitted that even he has felt
drawn to down a few detergent pods himself.
"The incidents are skyrocketing," the New York Daily News reported Schumer
said during a joint press conference with medical professionals. "These pods
were supposed to make household chores easier, not tempt our children to
swallow harmful chemicals. I saw one on my staffer's desk and I wanted to
eat it."
According to Schumer, during the last six months 40 New York children have
fallen victim to the pods, mistaking them for food, only to end up
hospitalized. He added that by the end of June, there had been 1,210
nationwide instances of children eating detergent packs.
The New York senator - who added, "I don't know why they make them look so
delicious" - called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to impose
tighter regulations on the the packaging for the colorful one-time use
laundry detergents.
At a Sunday press conference calling for stricter rules on concentrated
laundry detergent pod packaging that some children have mistaken for candy,
New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer admitted that even he has felt
drawn to down a few detergent pods himself.
"The incidents are skyrocketing," the New York Daily News reported Schumer
said during a joint press conference with medical professionals. "These pods
were supposed to make household chores easier, not tempt our children to
swallow harmful chemicals. I saw one on my staffer's desk and I wanted to
eat it."
According to Schumer, during the last six months 40 New York children have
fallen victim to the pods, mistaking them for food, only to end up
hospitalized. He added that by the end of June, there had been 1,210
nationwide instances of children eating detergent packs.
The New York senator - who added, "I don't know why they make them look so
delicious" - called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to impose
tighter regulations on the the packaging for the colorful one-time use
laundry detergents.
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