Is it possible to remove the smell from rice mistakenly stored in a detergent box?
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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What kind of detergent used to be in the box? Dish soap, or something more toxic like laundry detergent?
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In regards to [food-safety]; When in doubt throw it out.
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the detergent smell from rice, or is it not safe to use?
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What kind of detergent used to be in the box? Dish soap, or something more toxic like laundry detergent?
â Xen2050
Oct 2 at 7:55
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In regards to [food-safety]; When in doubt throw it out.
â robbmj
Oct 3 at 23:03
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What kind of detergent used to be in the box? Dish soap, or something more toxic like laundry detergent?
â Xen2050
Oct 2 at 7:55
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In regards to [food-safety]; When in doubt throw it out.
â robbmj
Oct 3 at 23:03
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What kind of detergent used to be in the box? Dish soap, or something more toxic like laundry detergent?
â Xen2050
Oct 2 at 7:55
What kind of detergent used to be in the box? Dish soap, or something more toxic like laundry detergent?
â Xen2050
Oct 2 at 7:55
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In regards to [food-safety]; When in doubt throw it out.
â robbmj
Oct 3 at 23:03
In regards to [food-safety]; When in doubt throw it out.
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Don't eat the smelly rice because it is probably irremediably mixed with chemicals that may be harmful. But you may use that non-edible rice for other purpose detailed below.
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
A few other alternative usages added in the comments below:
- the rice can be placed inside an old sock or any closed cloth to:
dry out the humidity in drawers, shelves, shoes or areas where water tends to accumulate (user3067860 suggestion);- be used as a cold pack (frozen) or a hot pack (microwaved) for body injuries (Justin suggestion);
a phone or electrical device that has humidity inside its circuitry can be placed completely inside of a container of dry rice for the water to be absorbed (Jason C suggestion), this seems to be a myth (thanks ShadowRanger for the test study link):
- Dry, uncooked conventional rice was the worst of the seven options we tested. It absorbed the least water in 24 hours, losing out to silica gel, cat litter, couscous, instant oatmeal, classic oatmeal and instant rice.
- More importantly, the sponge that we left in open air performed far better than any of the drying agents. ItâÂÂs possible that the absorbent materials could have matched open air if weâÂÂd used a lot more. But it seems that leaving your phone on a shelf may be the best option.
Once the rice has served its non-edible purpose, it is then proper to discard it (Zach Lipton suggestion).
39
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
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@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
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There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
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The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
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Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
5
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
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@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
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It smells like detergent because it has absorbed chemicals not designed to be eaten.
Trust your nose, which is warning you! and move on.
Why risk yours or somebody else's health for such little gain
(the saving of 2$) is your health worth so little - or the health of others?
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Don't eat the smelly rice because it is probably irremediably mixed with chemicals that may be harmful. But you may use that non-edible rice for other purpose detailed below.
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
A few other alternative usages added in the comments below:
- the rice can be placed inside an old sock or any closed cloth to:
dry out the humidity in drawers, shelves, shoes or areas where water tends to accumulate (user3067860 suggestion);- be used as a cold pack (frozen) or a hot pack (microwaved) for body injuries (Justin suggestion);
a phone or electrical device that has humidity inside its circuitry can be placed completely inside of a container of dry rice for the water to be absorbed (Jason C suggestion), this seems to be a myth (thanks ShadowRanger for the test study link):
- Dry, uncooked conventional rice was the worst of the seven options we tested. It absorbed the least water in 24 hours, losing out to silica gel, cat litter, couscous, instant oatmeal, classic oatmeal and instant rice.
- More importantly, the sponge that we left in open air performed far better than any of the drying agents. ItâÂÂs possible that the absorbent materials could have matched open air if weâÂÂd used a lot more. But it seems that leaving your phone on a shelf may be the best option.
Once the rice has served its non-edible purpose, it is then proper to discard it (Zach Lipton suggestion).
39
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
15
@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
12
There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
Don't eat the smelly rice because it is probably irremediably mixed with chemicals that may be harmful. But you may use that non-edible rice for other purpose detailed below.
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
A few other alternative usages added in the comments below:
- the rice can be placed inside an old sock or any closed cloth to:
dry out the humidity in drawers, shelves, shoes or areas where water tends to accumulate (user3067860 suggestion);- be used as a cold pack (frozen) or a hot pack (microwaved) for body injuries (Justin suggestion);
a phone or electrical device that has humidity inside its circuitry can be placed completely inside of a container of dry rice for the water to be absorbed (Jason C suggestion), this seems to be a myth (thanks ShadowRanger for the test study link):
- Dry, uncooked conventional rice was the worst of the seven options we tested. It absorbed the least water in 24 hours, losing out to silica gel, cat litter, couscous, instant oatmeal, classic oatmeal and instant rice.
- More importantly, the sponge that we left in open air performed far better than any of the drying agents. ItâÂÂs possible that the absorbent materials could have matched open air if weâÂÂd used a lot more. But it seems that leaving your phone on a shelf may be the best option.
Once the rice has served its non-edible purpose, it is then proper to discard it (Zach Lipton suggestion).
39
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
15
@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
12
There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
Don't eat the smelly rice because it is probably irremediably mixed with chemicals that may be harmful. But you may use that non-edible rice for other purpose detailed below.
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
A few other alternative usages added in the comments below:
- the rice can be placed inside an old sock or any closed cloth to:
dry out the humidity in drawers, shelves, shoes or areas where water tends to accumulate (user3067860 suggestion);- be used as a cold pack (frozen) or a hot pack (microwaved) for body injuries (Justin suggestion);
a phone or electrical device that has humidity inside its circuitry can be placed completely inside of a container of dry rice for the water to be absorbed (Jason C suggestion), this seems to be a myth (thanks ShadowRanger for the test study link):
- Dry, uncooked conventional rice was the worst of the seven options we tested. It absorbed the least water in 24 hours, losing out to silica gel, cat litter, couscous, instant oatmeal, classic oatmeal and instant rice.
- More importantly, the sponge that we left in open air performed far better than any of the drying agents. ItâÂÂs possible that the absorbent materials could have matched open air if weâÂÂd used a lot more. But it seems that leaving your phone on a shelf may be the best option.
Once the rice has served its non-edible purpose, it is then proper to discard it (Zach Lipton suggestion).
Don't eat the smelly rice because it is probably irremediably mixed with chemicals that may be harmful. But you may use that non-edible rice for other purpose detailed below.
The rice smells like detergent because it absorbs very well what you mix with or around it.
If you have a new/old or hard to clean container/board that smells weird, you can put that detergent-smelling-rice in/on it and its smell will be reduced.
Using dry rice for cleaning up things is an old grandma's trick. Here are other possible uses:
In the case of water left from rice rinsing, you may be surprised that it virtually turns into a versatile cleaning agent that can be applied to diverse surfaces, from your skin to average kitchenware.
- The smell of new paint on furniture can also be removed by wiping it repeatedly with a cloth soaked in rice water.
Towels that are tainted with fruit juices, sauces and sweat patches can likewise be cleaned by boiling them in rice water for about 10 minutes.
- you can bleach a white shirt by submerging it in rice water for ten minutes before washing it with soap. The shirt will emerge as good as new.
removes the unpleasant odor from old chopping boards where meat is cut up. Submerge the board in rice water overnight and then scrub it with salt.
- To remove rust from kitchen knives and other metallic instruments, put the items in the rice water for several hours before scrubbing them.
A few other alternative usages added in the comments below:
- the rice can be placed inside an old sock or any closed cloth to:
dry out the humidity in drawers, shelves, shoes or areas where water tends to accumulate (user3067860 suggestion);- be used as a cold pack (frozen) or a hot pack (microwaved) for body injuries (Justin suggestion);
a phone or electrical device that has humidity inside its circuitry can be placed completely inside of a container of dry rice for the water to be absorbed (Jason C suggestion), this seems to be a myth (thanks ShadowRanger for the test study link):
- Dry, uncooked conventional rice was the worst of the seven options we tested. It absorbed the least water in 24 hours, losing out to silica gel, cat litter, couscous, instant oatmeal, classic oatmeal and instant rice.
- More importantly, the sponge that we left in open air performed far better than any of the drying agents. ItâÂÂs possible that the absorbent materials could have matched open air if weâÂÂd used a lot more. But it seems that leaving your phone on a shelf may be the best option.
Once the rice has served its non-edible purpose, it is then proper to discard it (Zach Lipton suggestion).
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I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
15
@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
12
There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
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I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
15
@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
12
There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
39
39
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
I too hate to waste food, but too me once food is contaminated, it is contaminated. I consider this a nice alternative, use the rice for a secondary purpose. It is wasted as food, but try to salvage something useful from it. Suggest a combo of your answer and mechs. Don't eat it, but find another use.
â dlb
Oct 1 at 16:43
15
15
@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
@JasonC: The rice trick is an old wives' tale. All it does is ensure you don't try to turn the phone on before it's had a chance to dry out; rice just isn't a sufficiently effective desiccant to make a meaningful difference (and it blocks air flow that would usually provide at least as much benefit). Additional article on the topic explicitly says air drying worked slightly better than rice.
â ShadowRanger
Oct 2 at 12:07
12
12
There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
There is a lot of information in this answer, but maybe it should start with the warning to not eat the rice.
â TheSexyMenhir
2 days ago
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The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
8
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
5
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
1
@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
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up vote
177
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The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
8
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
5
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
1
@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
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up vote
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up vote
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The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
The simplest trick is to place all the contaminated rice in the detergent box in the nearest trash bin, then obtain new rice. When it comes to cheap food staples like rice it's not worth the risk of eating tainted product, specially with substances that can wreak havoc on your digestive system like detergents.
answered Oct 1 at 13:45
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Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
5
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
1
@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
add a comment |Â
8
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
5
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
1
@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
8
8
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
Even if there was a way to effectively remove the detergent, the taste would still be awful. I had to eat rice which was prepared in a room full of paint scent once. The rice tasted like paint, despite not being mixed with it.
â Clockwork
Oct 1 at 19:00
5
5
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
There is definitely a risk with detergents. With regard to laundry pods, www.poison.org says this: "Effects of biting into a laundry pod include coughing, choking, trouble breathing, coma, and possibly death. The detergent also can irritate the skin and burn the eyes."
â Andrew Morton
Oct 2 at 15:19
1
1
@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
@AndrewMorton: Skin irritation seems like it would be rather small potatoes compared to "coma, and possibly death"...
â Sean
Oct 3 at 21:51
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up vote
13
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It smells like detergent because it has absorbed chemicals not designed to be eaten.
Trust your nose, which is warning you! and move on.
Why risk yours or somebody else's health for such little gain
(the saving of 2$) is your health worth so little - or the health of others?
New contributor
add a comment |Â
up vote
13
down vote
It smells like detergent because it has absorbed chemicals not designed to be eaten.
Trust your nose, which is warning you! and move on.
Why risk yours or somebody else's health for such little gain
(the saving of 2$) is your health worth so little - or the health of others?
New contributor
add a comment |Â
up vote
13
down vote
up vote
13
down vote
It smells like detergent because it has absorbed chemicals not designed to be eaten.
Trust your nose, which is warning you! and move on.
Why risk yours or somebody else's health for such little gain
(the saving of 2$) is your health worth so little - or the health of others?
New contributor
It smells like detergent because it has absorbed chemicals not designed to be eaten.
Trust your nose, which is warning you! and move on.
Why risk yours or somebody else's health for such little gain
(the saving of 2$) is your health worth so little - or the health of others?
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What kind of detergent used to be in the box? Dish soap, or something more toxic like laundry detergent?
â Xen2050
Oct 2 at 7:55
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In regards to [food-safety]; When in doubt throw it out.
â robbmj
Oct 3 at 23:03