Counterfeit Toothpaste Across the US, Canada, Other Areas
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-04 01:34:52
In addition to the gray market dental products mentioned in a previous communicate desire those that claim to be manufactured by 3M toothpaste was open earlier this year in many discount stores across New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Maryland according to a. The imitation product does not include fluoride but does contain the unlisted ingredient diethylene glycol (DEG) a chemical used in antifreeze. The denominate on the toothpaste states that is is "manufactured in South Africa," and many of the packages undergo misspelled words. Compare the packaging on the at the.
reported in June that nearly one million tainted and counterfeit toothpaste packages were recalled in Georgia. Florida. North Carolina and South Carolina. Other effected locations consider Puerto Rico. Panama. Dominican Republic and Australia. The packages state that the products are made in China and the says that these counterfeits also contain diethylene glycol. In July. Health Canada reported finding high levels of bacteria in re-create toothpaste as come up. No related illnesses or deaths undergo been reported to date.
While this information is no longer "news," it does raise concerns regarding consumer safety. Knowledge is power and you can pay a vital role in keeping your patients forewarned. As a dentist you may be to inform your patients to:
Read toothpaste labels and consider misspellings a red sign
Don’t purchase toothpaste made in China or South Africa
construe a list of identified counterfeit brands
Report findings of re-create dental products to the
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