FDA Warns About Poison Chemical In Some Toothpaste

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With all the recalls on pet food and human food, we must be more careful than ever when it comes to what we put in our bodies and out pets bodies. As if all the food recalls were not enough, the government has just issued a warning about toothpaste containing poison chemicals. That is scary as even our toddlers use toothpaste. Then on top of that the Colgate Palmolive Company has put out a warning about toothpaste that contains poison chemicals being sold under the name of colgate that is actually counterfeit. I cam really concerned about this! Can you believe it? You can read about these warnings yourself at the Government site. The US Food and Drug Administration. It is not a rumor, it is fact. The consumers need to be aware of this problem. This notice was released on June 1st 2007 According to the Federal Citizen Information Center “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China, and issued an import alert to prevent toothpaste containing the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (DEG) from entering the United States.” More info can be found here: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01646.html According to the Food and Drug Administration “The Colgate-Palmolive Company warned that counterfeit toothpaste falsely packaged as 'Colgate' has been found in several dollar-type discount stores in four states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. There are indications that this product does not contain fluoride and may contain Diethylene Glycol. The Company stated that it does not use, nor has ever used, Diethylene Glycol as an ingredient in Colgate toothpaste anywhere in the world. The counterfeit toothpaste can be easily recognized because it is labelled as 'Manufactured in South Africa.' Colgate does not import toothpaste into the United States from South Africa. In addition, the counterfeit packages examined so far have several misspellings including: 'isclinically' 'SOUTH AFRLCA' 'South African Dental Assoxiation'“ More Information can be found here: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/colgate06_07.html Had you already heard about this? This is the first I had heard of it. It is just plain scary.