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Man Who Discovered Tainted Toothpaste Located, Interviewed
Sometimes being a conscientious shopper really does matter. The man who realized that tubes of discount toothpaste were tainted with diethylene glycol last May has been found and interviewed by the New York Times. Eduardo Arias, a 51-year-old government worker in Panama City, was shopping in a discount store one Saturday when he saw the toothpaste—he said he could read the ingredients list clearly without even picking up a tube, and when he saw "diethylene glycol" as an ingredient, alarms went off. More »
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Poison Toothpaste Also Found In Prisons And Mental Hospitals
We missed this AP article from June 28th but poison toothpaste isn't just for dollar stores anymore, turns out Georgia prisons and mental hospitals bought hundreds of thousands of the tubes and distributed it to their wards.
In total, 2 state prisons received 846,288 tubes, 5 cuckoo clocks got 14,544 tubes, and 4 juvis received 3600 tubes. This reminds us of a Johnny Cash tune...
I hear the Chinese poison train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend...
And I ain't seen the FDA,
Since, I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Georgian Prison,
And time keeps draggin' on,
But that Chinese poison train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone...
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700 Tubes Of Poison Toothpaste Seized
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. More »
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China: Consuming Low Levels Of Poison "Not Harmful"
China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine thinks the FDA overreacted by advising consumers to discard all toothpaste made in China:So far we have not received any report of death resulting from using the toothpaste. The U.S. handling (of this case) is neither scientific nor responsible.The FDA issued its warning after seizing several shipments of Chinese toothpaste containing diethylene glycol, a poison used in paint and antifreeze. 100 Panamanians died last year after consuming cough syrup made with diethylene glycol. According to Chinese logic, poison in toothpaste isn't as deadly as poison in cough syrup. Besides, wasn't it Confucius who said: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Either him or Nietzsche. We always confuse those two. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER More »
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Today's Helpful Tip From The FDA: Throw Out Poisonous Chinese Toothpaste
Remember how the FDA said there was "no evidence" that Chinese toothpaste tainted with diethylene glycol had made it to the U.S.? That was wrong. More »
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FDA To Test All Chinese Toothpaste
The FDA will test all toothpaste made in China. It was discovered last week that some Chinese manufacturers had been substituting a more costly sugar flavoring with a cheaper, and deadly one, one that is also used in antifreeze. The toothpaste was discovered and sold in Panama. More »
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Chinese Poison Train Rolls On: Next Stop, Panamanian Toothpaste
6,000 tubes of toothpaste in Panama have been found to contain diethylene glycol, a poison used in solvents and antifreeze. The poison appears to have originated in China. More »
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