FDA: THROW AWAY TOOTHPASTE MADE IN CHINA
The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/01/chine...e.ap/index.html
That's really frightening to think that you could be quite innocently cleaning your teeth, unknowingly with a chemical substance within the toothpaste!
I hope they manage to recall the product before anybody becomes seriously ill through it!
It seems like the company has cut costs like so many companies do, but to use chemicals found in anti-freeze, is really disgusting!
China rejects U.S. warning on toothpaste
BEIJING - China called a U.S. warning to consumers to avoid Chinese toothpaste because it may contain a poisonous chemical "unscientific, irresponsible and contradictory."
Ref. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_...a_us_toothpaste
I have used a couple of the Chinese varieties before and they are not very good. You do not feel as though your mouth is tingling with cleaness, so stick with the real stuff: Aquafres, Colgate, etc.
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FAKE COLGATE, CHINESE TOOTHPASTES POSE RISKS: HEALTH CANADA The RCMP are investigating fake Colgate toothpaste contaminated with a bacteria that could pose "a significant risk to health," Health Canada says. Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/06/3...e-bacteria.html |
Well, hopefully this will let Chinese producers know they cannot sell shoddy goods to the world anymore:
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CHINA SHUTS DOWN FIRMS AT HEART OF FOOD AND DRUG SAFETY SCARES China said Friday it has shut down a chemical plant implicated in the deaths of 94 people in Panama from medicine containing an antifreeze ingredient, and also closed two companies whose products have been linked to the deaths of dozens of pets in North America. Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/07/2...edproducts.html |