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Toothpaste labeled Colgate recalled
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| 6/13/07
| AP
Posted on 06/13/2007 5:04:30 PM PDT by NRA2BFree
Edited on 06/13/2007 5:07:05 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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FDA tests found antifreeze chemical; agency unsure if items are counterfeit.
Five-ounce tubes of toothpaste labeled Colgate and sold in discount stores in four states are being recalled because they may contain a poisonous chemical, according to the importer. A Food and Drug Administration official, Doug Arbesfeld, confirmed that testing had found the chemical in a product with the Colgate label. But he said the agency is unsure if it is really Colgate or a counterfeit.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinaingredients; colgate; diethyleneglycol; foodsafety; freetrade; globalism; poisonedtoothpaste; recall; southafrica; toothpaste; toxicchina
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To: ASA Vet
It has made me go bald. LOL...er...I mean, sorry 'bout that. Did the same thing to General Buck Turgidson, I heard...
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:36:14 PM PDT
by
O Neill
(Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
To: NRA2BFree
I started using toothpaste from the health food store a while back when I started hearing of poisoned toothpaste from china....
I buy Spry toothpaste.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:37:15 PM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(Amnesty is when you allow them to return to their country of origin without prosecution.)
To: Right-wing Librarian; redhead
Teeth are a double edged sword.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:37:58 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: mom4kittys
I can’t take much more of China poisoning our products...
To: NRA2BFree
There was no immediate reply to an e-mail message left with a Colgate-Palmolive spokesman Wednesday evening.
MS USA Trading, Inc. of North Bergen, N.J., said the toothpaste may contain diethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze.
The company said the toothpaste, imported from South Africa, was sold in discount stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
“Made in South Africa” is printed on the box and includes Regular, Gel, Triple and Herbal versions.
Sounds like the the Hand of China again!
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:39:44 PM PDT
by
restornu
(Are China Goods, good for you? Be safe Buy American made)
To: television is just wrong
Good choice, no longer any need to wonder if it’s PRC Poison. lol.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:44:09 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Or maybe being old did it.)
To: ASA Vet
"It has made me go bald." You're lucky, I'm going blind.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:44:38 PM PDT
by
blam
To: ASA Vet
baking soda works well too.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:45:05 PM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(Amnesty is when you allow them to return to their country of origin without prosecution.)
To: blam
You should have stopped when your mom warned you.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:45:51 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Or maybe being old did it.)
To: television is just wrong
Follow it with a cider vinegar mouth wash.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:47:08 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Or maybe being old did it.)
To: NRA2BFree
I use it too!
From the article..MS USA Trading, Inc. of North Bergen, N.J., said the toothpaste may contain diethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze.
Mine says propylene glycol. Are they even adding diethylene on the ingredients???
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:47:13 PM PDT
by
Ros42
To: television is just wrong
I’ve brushed with baking soda (soft brush!) for several years now but that’s because I’m a wuss. The foaming of toothpaste makes me throw up. Baking soda doesn’t taste that great but it gets the job done...cheaply, too!
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:48:07 PM PDT
by
Kieri
(Midwest Snark Claw & Feather Club Founder)
To: Deb
The company said the toothpaste, imported from South Africa, was sold in discount stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
"Made in South Africa" is printed on the box and includes Regular, Gel, Triple and Herbal versions.
From FoxNews.com:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,282036,00.html
Maybe they saved even more $ by importing from South Africa instead of China.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:48:37 PM PDT
by
weef
To: Kieri
and NO fluroide which a lot of people believe to be poison
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:49:02 PM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(Amnesty is when you allow them to return to their country of origin without prosecution.)
To: weef
...and Colgate will go the way of Peter Pan....and I liked Peter Pan the best. :(
To: Dr. Scarpetta
I can’t take much more of China poisoning our products...I'm with you.
Now what do we do?
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:50:20 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: weef; mom4kittys
Maybe they saved even more $ by importing from South Africa instead of China.Who owns the factory?
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:52:45 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: maine-iac7
that's not the only poison in your toothpaste... any toothpaste with fluoride. Have you read the warning label on it? No. I haven't. I guess I better do that now.
And you put this stuff in your mouth? and in your kids mouths?,
Yes. Only in mine. I don't have anyone else to poison. LOL!
Got the emergency number for the poison control center posted by your phone?
Uh oh, I guess I better do that too. ;o)
Seriously, I had NO clue, but I'm certainly going to find out now. What do you use to brush your teeth? I use baking soda sometimes. I wonder if that's bad for them too?
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:52:58 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
To: fanfan
I know the Chinese own many factories in Mexico, so it wouldn’t surprise me if they had some in S. Africa as well. I have no doubt this stuff came from China.
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:57:02 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: NRA2BFree
Yikes! I use colgate! Then you better check it out!
The company [MS USA Trading, Inc.] said the [five-ounce tubes] of toothpaste, imported from South Africa, was sold in discount stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. "Made in South Africa" is printed on the box and includes Regular, Gel, Triple and Herbal versions.
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