Fake Toothpaste

Started by Lise, Jun 18 07 03:57

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Lise

Hi all,

  If you haven't already heard, you should be careful about buying products (at least edible) in discounted stores. Fake toothpaste have made head line news just recently.

  As always, in Canada, you should always look for the seal of approval by the College of Dental Surgeons of BC and read where the toothpaste comes from. You don't want to buy something that says it was made somewhere dubious.

  When in doubt, don't buy!

   [H3][A class=video href="http://www.yahoo.com/s/607356"]How to spot a counterfeit[/A][/H3] There are specific ways to tell if your toothpaste is a real, safe product.[A class=more href="http://www.yahoo.com/s/607356"][FONT face=Verdana color=#16387c size=2] » Watch & learn how[/FONT][/A]

 

 Related Article:

 

 NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - Colgate-Palmolive Co. <CL.N> on Thursday warned counterfeit "Colgate" toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical had been found in discount stores in four U.S. states.

 

 "There are indications that this product does not contain fluoride and may contain diethylene glycol," the company said of the toothpaste found in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

 

 Colgate-Palmolive said it does not use, nor has ever used, diethylene glycol as an ingredient in its toothpaste anywhere in the world. The chemical, also known as DEG and sometimes illegally used as an inexpensive sweetener and thickening agent, is commonly found in solvents and antifreeze.

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Lil Me

Yuck.  Thanks for the advisory, Lise.
 
 Remember a few years ago on DV, there was a discussion about dollar store products and the what works and what doesn't?  I remember dire warnings about the discount razor blades!
   
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