Laundry detergent pods are incredibly convenient and have been quite popular since it was introduced.

However, the ever-so-easy-to-use laundry detergent pods have reportedly become a danger hazard to children as it has been reported that accidental poisoning from these packets has landed more than 700 U.S. children in the hospital in just two years, according to researchers.

Coma and seizures were among the most serious complications, according to the Boston Herald. The danger that these small laundry detergent pods can cause for children has been brought to attention by the more than 17,000 poison center calls about the products that were reportedly received in the past two years.

Although the calls involved children younger than 6 and most weren't seriously harmed, the death of one child last year has reportedly highlighted the need for safer packaging to prevent any more dangers, stated researchers.

"These products are colorful. They can look like candy or juice to a young child," Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Usually, young children reportedly bite or poke through the thin surface of the packet and "get this concentrated squirt of detergent down their throats" or in their eyes, according to USA Today.

To prevent further cases, manufacturers have reportedly added warning labels and made packaging harder to open, which may have helped in the decline of calls to poison centers about the products in late 2013. Although these changes and more caution amongst parents and health care professionals may have helped with the decline in cases, Smith reportedly stated that for unknown reasons, poison centers typically get fewer calls in the later months of the year.

Despite the changes made to the product, parents must still remain cautious.

"It is not clear that the pod containers of any brand currently on the market are truly child-resistant," stated a recent report.

If cases continue to rise, the number of those using the laundry detergent pods may decline as well.

Jessica Morin stated that her 9-month-old daughter, Marlow, got sick earlier this year after Morin's grandmother mistook a detergent pod for a teething toy and put it in the baby's mouth. Fortunately, there was no serious damage done to Marlow; however, Morin has since stopped buying the pods.

"We were very lucky. We don't have those pods in our house anymore," stated Morin.