The Tide Pod saga seems like it will never end. Now, the dangers of the oddly edible-looking single-use laundry detergent pods have reached lawmakers. Yesterday, New York assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and state Sen. Brad Hoylman proposed a bill calling for manufacturers to make the laundry pods look less edible.

The pair announced the news at a press conference earlier today, with Hoylman noting, “We’re asking for all laundry detergent pods to be uniform in color. We don’t need them to look like Gummy Bears in order for consumers to use them.” They are also requesting that the pods should be made harder to bite though as well as packed in individual plastic wrappers with warnings on them.

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