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The many product recalls within the year led Consumer Reports and other observers to dub 2007 "The Year of the Recall.” [1] [2] Events in the confidence crisis included recalls on consumer goods such as pet food, toys, toothpaste and lipstick, and a ban on certain types of seafood. Also included were reports on the poor crash safety of ...
On 5 May 2007, upon purchasing a tube of toothpaste from the Vendela Discount Store in Panama City, Arias discovered that it contained diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic substance that had recently caused deaths as an ingredient of cough syrup. On 7 May, Arias reported his findings to the Panamanian Ministry of Health.
On June 4, 2007, a press release by the Chinese Foreign Ministry [10] cited an earlier study in China [11] which concluded that up to 15.6% diethylene glycol in toothpaste is safe. In June 2007, counterfeit Colgate toothpaste imported from China was found to be contaminated with DEG, and several people in the eastern US reported experiencing ...
PHOTO: Tom's of Maine toothpaste is seen on a shelf, March 28, 2006, in Kennebunk, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Toothpaste containing diethylene glycol, a sweet, syrupy poison used to make antifreeze, was found in several dollar stores. See the full list. Marlene Alexander is a freelance writer and dollar ...
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In August 2007, Gilchrist & Soames conducted a voluntary worldwide recall, in cooperation with the FDA, of its toothpaste with the company name on it. Gilchrist & Soames recalled its toothpaste, made by Ming Fai Enterprises International Co Ltd, after the FDA issued its warning that tests showed the toothpaste contained diethylene glycol , [ 6 ...
Family Dollar is asking locations in 11 states to stop selling certain varieties of Colgate toothpaste that had been “stored outside of labeled temperature requirements,” according to a recall ...