Donnamax Inc. Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Dentapro and Bright Max Brands of Toothpaste

Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use Chinese toothpaste found on the Canadian market because 21 products to date have been found to contain unacceptable levels of diethylene glycol (DEG).

Colgate-Palmolive announced on June 15 additional developments and actions by the Company to protect consumers against possible risk from recently reported counterfeit toothpaste. Colgate warned consumers that the counterfeit toothpaste, which has been found in some small, independent dollar-type discount stores, may not contain fluoride and could contain Diethylene Glycol, an ingredient not used in Colgate toothpaste anywhere in the world.

In a simple experiment on a mixture of water, surfactant (soap), and an organic salt, two researchers working in the Pritchard Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at Penn State have shown that a rigid object like a knife passes through the mixture at slow speeds as if it were a liquid, but rips it up as if it were a rubbery solid when the knife moves rapidly.

FDA Detains One Contaminated Shipment of Chinese Toothpaste, Issues Import Alert

New Aquafresh(R) White Trays(TM) Puts Their Money Where Her Mouth Is