Of all the things to counterfeit...

[Charger_Fan]

...why toothpaste?? 
That's what we get for importing so much of our stuff from China.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19214360/

MS USA Trading, Inc. of North Bergen, N.J., the importer involved in the initial recall announcement, said the toothpaste may contain diethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze.

The company said the toothpaste, imported from South Africa, was sold in discount stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

"Made in South Africa" is printed on the box and includes Regular, Gel, Triple and Herbal versions.

The trading company said the problem was discovered in routine testing by the Food and Drug Administration. It said no illnesses have been reported to date.
The same chemical has led to the recall of several brands of toothpaste imported from China in recent weeks.

June 14: The company is slow to educate consumers about counterfeit toothpaste containing a potentially dangerous chemical.

Consumers who have purchased 5-ounce toothpaste under the Colgate label can return them to the place of purchase for a refund, MS USA Trading said.

Colgate-Palmolive issued a press release early Thursday saying the tubes are counterfeit. The company said it does not use, nor has ever used, diethylene glycol as an ingredient in Colgate toothpaste anywhere in the world.

"Colgate does not import toothpaste into the United States from South Africa," said the statement from Colgate-Palmolive. "In addition, the counterfeit packages examined so far have several misspellings including: 'isclinically,' 'SOUTH AFRLCA' and 'South African Dental Assoxiation.
"Counterfeit toothpaste is not manufactured or distributed by Colgate and has no connection with the company whatsoever," the company said, adding that Colgate is working closely with the FDA "to help to identify those responsible for the counterfeit product."

But Colgate said consumers who suspect they may have purchased counterfeit product can call Colgate's toll-free number at 1-800-468-6502.

[skip68]

Thanks for the tip!
Mrs.Skip68

[bull]

Antifreeze tastes good.

[Shakey]

Antifreeze tastes good.

Cats like it! 

[68chrgrwife]

I heard something similar about dollar store toothpaste, but it was mostly that it has way too much floride and can got you very sick...stick to paying full price and the top name brands.....

[Brock Samson]

i heard a program on npr this weekend said allot of the products imported from China were actually quite hazardous like the supposedly "Organic" Chinese strawberries that were tested randomly and found to contain outlawed pesticides in hazardous amounts...

i hear Buicks made in china can be identified simply by looking at the nameplate spelled "Buhick".

[Old Moparz]

i heard a program on npr this weekend said allot of the products imported from China were actually quite hazardous like the supposedly "Organic" Chinese strawberries that were tested randomly and found to contain outlawed pesticides in hazardous amounts...

I like listening to that station, it's great hearing something different for a change.

i hear Buicks made in china can be identified simply by looking at the nameplate spelled "Buhick".

[Brock Samson]

i spent a week listening to Talk Radio here...   
i came away knowing nothing  and i mean nothing...    is better then a a prarie home companion... 

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