I would blame Tide (Procter & Gamble) for the "suggested" dose to use.

We here know that's way too much detergent to use but if you don't
know any better and follow Tide's recommendation, you're pretty much
screwed.

1000% George! WHY, WHY is an he load up to bar 5?! I guess this might work with a top load, deep fill option he machine...but a full cap of Tide in a front loader. O M G!!

Hard to tell, but it might have even been a non-HE version of liquid which would be even worse.

I'm just surprised the machines didn't shut themselves off. I guess they really are workhorses as you all say they are.

The bottle had an HE logo, and it appears to be HE Turbo. I always use line 1 on full loads. Whites get Line 2 and an extra rinse. Only exception. I never find that I need more.

In my full fill top load washing machine, half a capful of liquid Tide (or any detergent) is too much. I'll have suds coming out the drain pipe and going all over the wall if I use that much. The dosing directions really are wacky. 1/3 of capful is more than enough over here. I still keep fingers crossed even with 1/3 of a cap.