Toothpaste Labeled COLGATE Recalled in 4 States (Diethylene Glycol)

FDA/AP/MSNBC ^ | Tuesday June 13 2007 | Milwaukee_Guy

[Milwaukee_Guy]

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.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

5 ounce tubes sold in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

- Found during “routine” FDA testing.

- FDA unsure if it is counterfit product or the real deal.

- Made in South Africa - is printed on the box and includes Regular, Gel, Triple and Herbal versions.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Not seeing anything on the FDA website. This has been their pattern during the pet food recall.

Colgate-Palmolive is not responding to inquires.

[arderkrag]

Hehehe...I'm seeing som beautiful ads here...

BRUSH WITH COLGATE LONG ENOUGH AND NEVER WORRY ABOUT YOUR SMILE AGAIN!

COLGATE - FOR A SMILE THAT'S DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

And the stuff is pliable to -25F !

[3D-JOY]

We have 2 threads going now...GOOD...we need all the exposure we can get on this!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

It will be -very- interesting if this stuff is -not- from China.

60/40 it is from China though.....

[xcamel]

see: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849796/posts

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On News/Activism 06/13/2007 8:04:30 PM EDT · 55 replies · 1,110+ views

msnbc.com ^ | 6/13/07 | AP

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.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

OMG - They’re having the flouride rant again on the other thread!

I’m staying here....

[Paperdoll]

>BRUSH WITH COLGATE LONG ENOUGH AND NEVER WORRY ABOUT YOUR SMILE AGAIN!
COLGATE - FOR A SMILE THAT’S DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!!<

LOL! My first laugh of the day. Thank you.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Ripper: Mandrake. Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water, or rain water, and only pure-grain alcohol? Mandrake: Well, it did occur to me, Jack, yes. Ripper: Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation. Fluoridation of water? Mandrake: Uh? Yes, I-I have heard of that, Jack, yes. Yes. Ripper: Well, do you know what it is? Mandrake: No, no I don't know what it is, no. Ripper: Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?

[ndt]

Ahh, Diethylene Glycol, my sweet green syrup. Yum.

[3D-JOY]

It might be, but actual rip-offs don’t seem to be the Dollar Store way. They are the ones who have small sizes or close outs from other stores...

I am thinking that the FDA is just giving them cover and letting it get out slowly to allow time to mount a response.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Ya, that’s the pattern. During the ongoing Pet Food Massacre the FDA did as you describe.

Looks like AP found out before Proctor and Gamble could get their Spinmeisters deployed.

We really should have information regarding what stores and lot numbers are involved.

I would bet that confirming the poroducts lot numbers against Proctor and Gambles production records would indicate if it was counterfeit product or not.

[BykrBayb]

5 ounce tubes sold in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Do you still have the DelMarVA (or Delaware Valley) ping list?

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Brighter, whiter teeth and the embalming fluid is already ingested.

Makes for a pretty corpse!

[LantzALot]

When the reports came out last week about the unheard-of brands of Chinese toothpase, I hied off to check my toothpaste. I wasn't worried at the time, because I used Coplgate, and it said, "Made in U.S.A."

Just checked again. My tubes are 6-ounce; one ingredient is "propylene glycol," not "diethylene..."

[dandelion]

I threw out my tube of Crest toothpaste last week after I found out it was being manufactured in Mexico - but NOWHERE on the label did it indicate country of origin. I had to search the internet to find out where it was made...

It also was lacking the “inactive ingredients” list. So I chunked that sucker and made my own. Equal parts baking soda and salt (one teaspoon each) then add one-quarter teaspoon hydrogen peroxide and a couple of drops of cinnamon-flavored apple cider vinegar and voila! Foaming action tooth scrub that disinfects your mouth and really works!

More recipes here:

http://mizar5.com/homemade.html

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Because of the Great Pet Food Massacre I am going to start checking all food and hygiene products now.

[Gabz]

5 ounce tubes sold in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

DelMarVa PING........

Thanks BykrBayb for the heads up!

[Abby4116]

Thanks for the ping.

[Chewbacca]

I only use good old American made Oxyfresh toothpaste.

Once you use it you won’t try any other toothpaste ever.

[Gabz]

Howdy stranger!!!!

This kind of stuff is starting to reach the bizarro limits.....

[redgolum]

Any idea if the regular stuff is bad?

[primatreat]

Just heard that “Trojans” were lubricated with that stuff.. Now what are we gonna do????........

[Toirdhealbheach Beucail]

Oddly enough, it was diethylene glycol in the Elixir of Sulfanilimide incident in 1937 which results in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, which started to give the FDA regulatory power.

There is nothing new under the sun...

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I got in the habit years ago of using only pure Baking Soda to brush my teeth with.

[GOPJ]

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.

Colgate? What is the world coming to...

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Sounds interesting, got a link?

[Dave Elias]

Perhaps you could explain to me why Proctor & Gamble would care about the Colgate brand other than general shadenfreude at a competitor’s misfortune?

[Jaysun]

OMG - They’re having the fluoride rant again on the other thread!

I didn't see anything about fluoride on the other thread. My father-in-law thinks that fluoride causes cancer, Alzheimer's disease, projectile flatulence, swimmer's ear, clubbed feet, etc. So I'm always interested in what other kooks are saying.

He's on this absurd organic and "all natural" kick. I always tell him that everything on earth is "all natural" (we're not importing stuff from another dimension). He rants on and on about chemicals and hormones and suchlike. He's really ate up with it. I think it's a bunch of nonsense.

Anyway, here's the thread I went to. Am I just missing it?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849796/posts

[Jaysun]

Thanks for the recipe and the link. My wife has used strawberries on occasion - nothing else, just strawberries mashed into a paste.

I've found that Ajax (the powdered bathroom cleaner) works well to whiten my teeth. Okay, I'm kidding.

[PA Engineer]

I checked my bathroom and I do not have any 5oz of “Coplgate”. What a relief. ;-)

[Milwaukee_Guy]

My bad....

[Milwaukee_Guy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849796/posts

At Post# 2 the fluoride thread high-jack already started.

[machogirl]

another way to ruin america, move manufacturing of goods overseas, fill it full of garbage, and send it back to unsuspecting americans to digest

[Milwaukee_Guy]

What would it take to ever get the manufacturing back here once it is gone?

It is becoming obvious that goods from China, especially food products and ingredients, are very dangerous.

Would D.C. actually want to wage a trade war with China?

Do they have the guts?

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Interdimensional food?

Very trippy! :-)

[Captainpaintball]

We need a “WEAPONS GRADE FOOD” ping list

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Sweet!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

[Unknowing]

What is the ratio between the equal parts of bicarb and salt the quarter-teaspoon of peroxide? How much bicarb and/or salt?

[TxCopper]

Very few in D.C. have the guts to wage a real trade “war” with China.

[GOP_Thug_Mom]

that’s GOOD news!

[acoulterfan]

I remember back in the late 50’s I used the powdered toothpastes in the metal can with the plastic cap. They must have been baking soda based. Anyone else remember?

[MonicaG]

What would it take to ever get the manufacturing back here once it is gone?

Fair Tax!

[dandelion]

CAVEAT CAVEAT CAVEAT! Do NOT swallow this mix! Do not put in your eyes! Do not smear on clothing, mash in hair, eat for dessert, or otherwise do anything with this formula! May cause distress, balding, harm, death, odors, or even the condition known as “hot-dog fingers”!

I really don’t know if any of that would happen, but hey, I’m just sayin’...

-———Okay, back to the discussion-———

I use one teaspoon of equal parts baking soda and salt, THEN add the liquids right before using it - one quarter teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide and probably 1/8 teaspoon of vinegar. If you add the liquids any earlier, you just get mush... wait til time of use, and you get foamy good action!

[Elsie]

Very few in D.C. have the guts to wage a real trade “war” with China. ANYONE!

Fixed...

[Elsie]

Why do we care?

Ya GOTTA die from SOMETHING, and, most likely, it'll be after YEARS of eating good, ol' American food!!

[Elsie]

HELLO!!

You supossed to SPIT after brushing; not SWALLOW!

(But, in a country ruined by Bill and Monica; who knows...)