Nbadan
06-14-2007, 02:02 PM
Now, even mundane stuff like brushing my teeth is an adventure!
Colgate finds fake toothpaste in 4 states
Company says counterfeit products may contain poisonous chemical;
fake products can be identified by misspellings on label.
June 14 2007
LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- Fake "Colgate" toothpaste that may contain a poisonous chemical has been found in four states, Colgate-Palmolive said Thursday.
Colgate said the fake toothpaste may contain diethylene glycol, which the company never uses in its toothpaste. The company said it is working with the FDA to locate the source of the counterfeiting.
The fake toothpaste has been found in discount stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, the company said.
The fake products aren't manufactured or distributed by Colgate-Palmolive (Charts, Fortune 500) and can be identified because they say they are manufactured in South Africa or have misspellings on the label.
CNN (http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/14/news/companies/colgate_poison/index.htm)
The chemical, known as DEG and sometimes illegally used as an inexpensive sweetener and thickening agent, is commonly found in solvents and antifreeze. The Colgate-Palmolive announcement comes less than two weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid any toothpaste made in China after inspectors found DEG in tubes sold at two stores
This toothpaste killed a bunch of kids in Panama. I remember reading of one Chinese executive saying along the lines of, well, that's why you shouldn't eat your toothpaste, dumbasses.
Colgate finds fake toothpaste in 4 states
Company says counterfeit products may contain poisonous chemical;
fake products can be identified by misspellings on label.
June 14 2007
LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- Fake "Colgate" toothpaste that may contain a poisonous chemical has been found in four states, Colgate-Palmolive said Thursday.
Colgate said the fake toothpaste may contain diethylene glycol, which the company never uses in its toothpaste. The company said it is working with the FDA to locate the source of the counterfeiting.
The fake toothpaste has been found in discount stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, the company said.
The fake products aren't manufactured or distributed by Colgate-Palmolive (Charts, Fortune 500) and can be identified because they say they are manufactured in South Africa or have misspellings on the label.
CNN (http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/14/news/companies/colgate_poison/index.htm)
The chemical, known as DEG and sometimes illegally used as an inexpensive sweetener and thickening agent, is commonly found in solvents and antifreeze. The Colgate-Palmolive announcement comes less than two weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid any toothpaste made in China after inspectors found DEG in tubes sold at two stores
This toothpaste killed a bunch of kids in Panama. I remember reading of one Chinese executive saying along the lines of, well, that's why you shouldn't eat your toothpaste, dumbasses.