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Logan thought this bonus pack of Colgate contained two equally-sized tubes of toothpaste. After all, the boxes are exactly the same size. Yet when he opened the bonus box, he found a smaller box containing a mini tube of toothpaste.
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Over 700 tubes of poisonous counterfeit toothpaste were
seized in Connecticut, according to The New York Times. The toothpaste is flavored with diethylene glycol, a sweet-tasting chemical more commonly found in anti-freeze. It can cause liver and kidney damage if swallowed.
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The Herald News of New Jersey conducted an informal survey of local dollar stores and found that 4 out of 9 were still selling fake
Colgate toothpaste flavored with a toxic chemical more commonly found in antifreeze. The FDA reminds you:
The counterfeit toothpaste can be easily recognized because it is labeled 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".
Colgate did not manufacture the fake toothpaste and claims that the health risk of the counterfeit paste is minimal.
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Colgate has released a statement on the four-state counterfeit toothpaste scare, saying that the quantities of diethylene glycol (a chemical more often used to give flavor to antifreeze) are not high enough to pose a significant health risk. Diethylene glycol is the same chemical, sources say, found in toothpaste imported from China that was recalled just two weeks ago. According to
MSNBC News, "consumers who have purchased 5-ounce toothpaste under the Colgate label can return them to the place of purchase" to get their ninety-nine cents back.
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Guess we can't brush our teeth with our dissent anymore:
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