{"id":12721,"date":"2025-05-04T11:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T11:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12721"},"modified":"2025-05-04T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T11:32:11","slug":"urgent-warning-after-girl-is-blinded-from-household-product-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12721","title":{"rendered":"Urgent warning after girl is blinded from household product"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian family experienced a nightmare after their 4-year-old girl was temporarily blinded in one eye by a common household product\u2014a washing pod.<\/p><div class=\"zogvj69f5f018d918c\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.zogvj69f5f018d918c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.zogvj69f5f018d918c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.zogvj69f5f018d918c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.zogvj69f5f018d918c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.zogvj69f5f018d918c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The parents are now issuing an\u00a0urgent warning\u00a0for others to be aware.<\/h2>\n<p>The little girl, Luca de Groot, was helping her mother, Jodi Lowe, with the laundry when she suddenly bit into a Persil washing pod while mom wasn\u2019t looking.<\/p>\n<p>The pod burst into her face, leaving her screaming. Before her mom could do anything, the girl tried taking the substance from her face by rubbing it, which only made things worse as it got to her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Jodi rushed Luca into the shower and tried to wash her face as the warning label of the washing pod said to \u201cimmediately flush [eyes] with water\u2026 and seek medical advice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, things only got worse from there, and Jodi took her daughter to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors tried to flush her eyes out four times, but failed each time. It was then that they took her to the operating room for an emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73321 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538.png?ezimgfmt=rs:581x771\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 581w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-377x500.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 377w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-316x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 316w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-150x199.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-300x398.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w\" alt=\"The girl was helping her mom with the laundry when she bit into the washing pod that burst into her face, leaving her temporarily blinded.\" width=\"581\" height=\"771\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 581w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-377x500.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 377w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-316x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 316w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-150x199.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538-300x398.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234538.png?ezimgfmt=rs:581x771\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kennedy News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/34636241\/warning-girl-blinded-bit-laundry-pod-persil-burns\/\">The Sun<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Luca\u2019s condition required a second operation, and then a third one, during which she received an amniotic membrane transplant to help promote healing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luca spent 16 days at the hospital, and the sight in one of her eyes is yet to be restored.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73322 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558.png?ezimgfmt=rs:562x756\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 562w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-372x500.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 372w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-312x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 312w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-150x202.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-300x404.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w\" alt=\"The girl was helping her mom with the laundry when she bit into the washing pod that burst into her face, leaving her temporarily blinded.\" width=\"562\" height=\"756\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 562w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-372x500.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 372w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-312x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 312w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-150x202.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558-300x404.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234558.png?ezimgfmt=rs:562x756\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kennedy News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to the\u00a0<em>Daily Mail,\u00a0<\/em>Jodi said of her girl, \u201cHer sight in her left eye isn\u2019t fully there yet but is coming back slowly. She has a slight vision impairment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could\u2019ve been a lot worse. It\u2019s been pretty traumatic. It\u2019s not easy seeing your daughter in so much pain with nothing you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73323 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857.png?ezimgfmt=rs:595x778\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 595w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-382x500.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 382w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-321x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 321w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-150x196.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-300x392.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"778\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 595w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-382x500.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 382w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-321x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 321w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-150x196.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857-300x392.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234857.png?ezimgfmt=rs:595x778\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kennedy News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This mom is now urging other parents to be very careful with this common household item, saying that the current warnings on the Persil (sold as Omo in Australia) \u201care not good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know [Persil] say keep them away from the kids but on the packet it doesn\u2019t say anything about going to a hospital. It just says \u2018seek medical advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt needs to be more. It\u2019s not good enough how it is,\u201d she told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-14647893\/four-year-old-blinded-biting-washing-pod.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t realise the extent of injuries they could cause. You wouldn\u2019t think direct contact could cause pretty excessive burns, three surgeries and 16 days in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere needs to be more awareness on their packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73324 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937.png?ezimgfmt=rs:855x678\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 891w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-500x397.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-768x609.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-529x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 529w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-150x119.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-300x238.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-696x552.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"707\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 891w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-500x397.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-768x609.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-529x420.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 529w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-150x119.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-300x238.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937-696x552.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-234937.png?ezimgfmt=rs:855x678\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kennedy News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesman for\u00a0Unilever, which owns the global laundry brand, said such accident is one too many, adding that their products \u201care not intended for use by children, and packaging is fitted with child safety closures and warnings on the front and back of pack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They added they contacted the mother and are considering reviewing the warnings and safety advice on their products distributed across Asutralia.<\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian family experienced a nightmare after their 4-year-old girl was temporarily blinded in one eye by a common household product\u2014a washing pod. 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