Chinese toothpaste import alert
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA warns consumers not to use toothpaste labeled as made in China and issues an import alert June 1 to prevent toothpaste containing toxic diethylene glycol from entering the country. One shipment of toothpaste containing 3% DEG has been identified and detained at the U.S. border by agency inspectors, and DEG-containing toothpaste also was found at a distribution center and a retail store, FDA states. No U.S. incidents of poisoning from toothpaste adulterated with DEG have been reported, according to the agency. Panama's health ministry also recently found DEG in Chinese-manufactured toothpastes, which in part contributed to FDA's increased scrutiny of toothpaste and other dental products made in China, FDA says (1"The Tan Sheet" May 28, 2007, In Brief)...
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