Plastic Containers (rigid Or Semi-rigid)

47YOF PRESENTS TO ED W/INJURY T SHOULDER. PT TRIPPED ON A MILK CRATE. TWISTED AND EXTENDED RT ARM AS WELL. HAS 8 OUT OF 10 PAIN. DX: TEAR RT ROTATOR CUFF.

30 YOM INJURED SHOULDER LIFTING A CRATE DX: STRAIN

49YOF- PATIENT PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER A HEAVY TOTE FULL OF THINGS FELL ON HER LEFT KNEE YESTERDAY AT HOME. DX: LEFT KNEE INJURY

11 YOF SCRAPED TOE ON A PLASTIC TOTE DX: ABRASION

42 YOF STATES A PLATIC BIN ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON HER RIGHT HAND AND INJURYED HER FINGER. DX: FINGER FX

43YOF - MILK CRATE FELL ON PTS LEG. DX: LEG LACERATION

70YOF TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC CONTAINER AND FELL ONTO SHOULDER. DX: HUMERUS FX

85YOF PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A *** CONTAINER FALLING OVER IT LANDING ON HER LEFT SHIN AND HITTING HER LEFT FLANK ON THE EDGE OF THE CONTAINER DX: GROUND LEVEL FALL, CHEST WALL PAIN, HEMATOMA AND CONTUSION LEFT LEG

5 WOM WAS BEING HELD BY FATHER WHEN SIBLING ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT'S HEAD WITH A PLASTIC HOLDER CONTAINING PLAYING CARDS. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ABRASION OF FOREHEAD.

31 YOF. LT WRIST PAIN AFTER PICKING UP 5 GALLON WATER JUG 2 DAYS AGO. DX: LT WRIST INJURY

10 YOF AFTER BEING BULLIED AT SCHOOL, GOT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND STARTED CUTTING SELF DX SI FOREARM ABRASIONS

53 YOF. DIZZINESS AFTER PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON PLASTIC BOX. DX: DIZZINESS

I purchased a bottle of Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Kids Elderberry Immune Gummies for my children. On the evening of September 6, 2025, my five- and four-year-old daughters were able to access the bottle and consume twenty-five gummies. The cap was labeled as push down & turn to open, but it was defective it opened with only a simple twist, without requiring downward pressure. The product was being stored in my home and intended for supervised use by my children as a daily supplement. At the time of the incident, the bottle was in a secure location, but because the cap was not truly child-resistant, my children were able to open it. I immediately contacted Poison Control for guidance, as I did not know what effects the gummies could have on my children. Fortunately, no serious injuries occurred in this case, but there was a clear risk of overdose or harm. If this had been another Garden of Life product, such as their childrens multivitamins containing higher-risk ingredients, the consequences could have been life-threatening. This defective cap design presents a significant danger to children and fails to meet the safety expectations of child-resistant packaging.

I have been drinking a bottle of Diet Coke every day for decades. Last week, after I removed the cap of the bottle I was about to consume, I noticed the cap on the bottle had a protrusion showing well beyond the bottom of the bottle cap. It was a circle of tiny sharp triangles, like little shark's teeth ! As this had never happened before I assumed it was a one-off and discarded the bottle with the cap into the recycling bin. Then, a couple of days ago, I had such difficulty opening a different bottle of diet coke that even after using 2 of the little rubber discs to improve traction, I had to boil some water and pour it over the top of the bottle to get it to open. Then I saw the same protrusion mentioned above, but not protruding quite as much. Still, the protrusion was sharp enough to cut a consumer.

Was excited to have a plastic free water bottle for my 2 yr old when I bought the “12 oz Kids Wide Mouth / straw lid” from Hydroflask. However we were at the zoo in a hot day, my son was drinking from it with the straw in his mouth, tripped on my husbands foot and fell over. When I picked him up screaming there was blood all over his mouth. Turns out there is a sharp prong on the straw to prevent leaks when closed but cut my sons upper lip and skin. I hadn’t noticed it before and even now realize how sharp it is even if he didn’t fall.

The packaging is not child resistant as required

On Amazon, I ordered a product called "Jucaifu 8 Ounce reuseable small plastic freezer storage container jars with screw lid for food snacks lunch(8Pcs, Yellow)". These food containers are terrible. They are not safe! Plastic is leaching into food. EVERY single container went bad within a month, and I take very good care of my food containers. I never put them into the dishwasher, and I never use hot water on them. I don't even put food into them when it's too hot, and I don't microwave to hot temperatures when food is in plastic. I only clean them by hand, without any brushes. I treated these containers the same way that I do with my [REDACTED] containers, and all the other brands I have, and I have never had any of these issues. As you can see in the pictures, one of these containers had parts coming off from the bottom inside-surface, which must have gotten into my food. All of the other containers eventually had hundreds of tiny cracks all over them, within just one or two months of using them, which you can see in the last two pictures. This is terrible quality plastic. I don't know what this is made of, but it can't actually be plastic number 5. This is not safe for food.

CVS Prescription medication bottles are defective and do not require pushing down to open - endangering children.

I ordered a Lidocaine 5% numbing cream manufactured / distributed by SAMNYTE from an Amazon retailer and discovered after receiving it that it was not in a childproof container as required. The tube in which the product is delivered is easily mistaken for toothpaste. I have four little children and the last thing I need is for them to brush their teeth with Lidocain cream or ingest this product.

I ordered a lidocaine cream from amazon. Samnyte is the brand. From my knowledge as an Emergency Medicine Physician, and my training, I know this product should have a Child Resistant Closure on it. It does not.