Detergent Companies

1. Personal Consequences

1.1. The detergent companies may get criticized in the short term from all the claims and media push back

1.2. Long term these safety concerns will become a part of the companies history and the effects will be determined by how the company pulls out of the short term effects

2. Legal/ethical Consequences

2.1. The laundry pods are being used in an improper manner but the detergent companies may get the blame

2.2. Detergent companies are pushed to increase safety warning labels and other precautions due to legal claims

3. Scientific Consequences

3.1. More research has gone into making the laundry pods a more safer product to use: the bitter-tasting substance placed around the pod

4. Social consequences

4.1. Consumers look at laundry pods as unsafe therefore dividing the consumers from the detergent companies

4.2. Parent and consumer groups come together to help find better and alternative ways to using and storing the laundry pods safely

5. Environmental Consequences

5.1. Laundry pods are packaged with the intent to use have less waste produced while using them

5.2. Therefore short term and long term effects are good because less waste will be produced in the home which means less waste will be produced in the landfills

6. Economic Consequences

6.1. Consumers stop purchasing laundry pods due to safety concerns.

6.2. Competitive detergent companies may benefit from this public relations crises and sales may go up for the competitors

6.3. The detergent companies will have to spend time, resources and money to change marketing strategies and get the message out about all of the new safety precautions