And they're not just used for your teeth, if you catch my drift.
Posted on 02/16/2009 5:41:50 PM PST by Loyalist
OTTAWA -- Consumers and retailers should be cautious when buying toothbrushes after counterfeit products bearing brand names were found on the Canadian market, Health Canada warned Monday.
The toothbrushes are falsely labelled as Colgate Massager, Colgate Navigator, Oral B Classic 40, Oral B Contura and Colgate 360.
"If an imitation is suspected, consumers should stop using them immediately, as the quality, safety and effectiveness of counterfeit products cannot be assured," Health Canada said in an advisory.
Retailers with stock from Canadian importer AG Liquidation should check their products for authenticity and remove any they suspect to be bogus, the agency said.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctv.ca ...
Counterfeit toothpicks next. Just watch.
Those bloodthirsty counterfeit toothbrush rings...
Ping ahoy.
And they're not just used for your teeth, if you catch my drift.
Lemme guess, they massage more than gums...
Fake toothbrushes.
Maybe they are for cleaning fake teeth?
LOL!
LOL!
I'm guessing they meant counterfeit BRANDS, but what else would you expect to buy so cheap at discount stores?
Another prime example of the dirth of competent writers coming out of journalism schools.
There is no such thing as a toothbrush that is fake - unless, say, it looks like a shovel. The title should have read "Counterfeit Toothbrushes Found In Canadian Stores".
The same caliber of headline writer that would pen "SUV Kills Three"
while easy to make light of could be serious...
“Last July, a public advisory was issued about a sham Oral B Classic 40 toothbrush being sold. Health Canada received a report of toothbrush bristles dislodging and catching in a consumer’s throat.”
99.9% chance these are Chinese made and who knows how much arsenic, melamine or other random chemical is in there. The ChiComs are looking to poison the world so I’d consider this a good find...
From the UK?..........
Ooooopps.My bad
Concerns about the safety of fake toothbrushes? What? Are the bristles actually rabid badgers? Solid lead?
Costs the stockholders of the copyright owners loads of money.
From China? Most likely, but there are many other culprits.
Makes one wonder why no one sues the owners of these dollar stores, after the 20th time that counterfeit goods shows up.
And yes, toothbrushes are considered a regulated medical device and must pass tests to claim an FDA or an ADA emblem.
Good thing that only the bristles came off.
“Counterfeit toothpicks next. Just watch.”
No kidding, when checking the box of toothpicks to see the country of origin it turned out to be CHINA. This was not an off brand, either, I think it was Diamond.
I don’t know what is going on, but if we can’t make toothpicks in this country or a tleast get them from Canada we are in trouble. Aside from the possible health issues from Chinese toothpicks, they also steal lumber from other countries and actually have destroyed large swaths in some very sensitive areas.
How can you fake a toothbrush?
Great writing, eh?
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