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Toothpaste recall expands

Monday, June 18, 2007

The FDA has found a poisonous chemical in certain toothpastes imported from China. It's the same chemical found in counterfeit Colgate toothpaste last week.

The FDA has found the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol in certain toothpastes imported from China. The agency increased its scrutiny and testing of imported toothpaste and dental products after receiving reports in late May 2007 of contaminated Chinese dental products found in several countries, including Panama.

The agency is warning consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China and, through an import alert, is stopping all suspect toothpaste from entering the United States. The FDA continues to investigate this problem and will take further action, as appropriate, to address this important public safety issue.

List of Recalled Toothpaste Products

The FDA has identified the following brands of toothpaste from China that have been found to contain diethylene glycol. The products typically are sold at low-cost, "bargain" retail outlets.

Manufacturer: Goldcredit International Enterprises LTD

  • Dr. Cool Coolmint
  • Superdent Coolmint
  • Cooldent Coolmint
  • Cooldent Spearmint
  • Cooldent Fluoride
  • Everfresh Assortment
  • BrightMax
  • DentaPro
  • Dentakleen
  • Dentakleen Junior Brand - Strawberry
  • Dentakleen Junior Brand - Blueberry

    Manufacturer: Gold Credit International Trading Co LTD

  • Bright Max Peppermint Flavor
  • Clean Rite Toothpaste
  • Clean Rite Toothpaste Kit
  • Oralmax Extreme Action Kit
  • Oal Bright Fresh Spearmint Flavor
  • DentaKleen
  • DentaKleen Junior
  • DentaPro

    Manufacturer: Suzhou City Jinmao Daily Chemicals Co. Ltd.

  • ShiR Fresh Mint Fluoride Paste
  • ShiRFresh Toothpaste
  • ShiRFresh Mint
  • ShiRFresh Ice Mint

    Manuifacturer: Shanghai Light Industrial

  • Fresh Spearmint (Following up with Mandalay International, Ogden, UT)

    Manufacturer: Unknown

  • Crescent Toothpaste
  • Naturabella nino Dusanzo

    The FDA has identified the following counterfeit products:

    Manufacturer: Unknown

  • Counterfeit toothpaste falsely packaged as "Colgate," manufactured in South Africa
  • Counterfeit tooth gel falsely packaged as "Colgate," manufactured in South Africa (may not contain DEG)

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