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Colgate-Palmolive Reports: Recall Issued but Colgate Toothpaste Low Health Risk
Posted: Friday, June 15, 2007
by Avis Ward
GeoVi's Home for Pregnant Teens
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After conducting its own analysis on counterfeit samples of Colgate toothpaste, the personal-care products makers said on Today; “there is a low health risk to consumers who purchased tubes of the counterfeit toothpaste." The company stated the Food and Drug Administration came to the same conclusion.
The tubes may have contained a poisonous chemical, diethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, according to an importer involved in the initial recall announcement. MS USA Trading, Inc. of North Bergen, New Jersey, said the 5 ounce tubes were imported from South Africa and was sold in discount stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. “Made in Africa" is printed on the boxes of: Regular, Gel, Triple and Herbal versions. Consumers can also look for several misspelled words on the package including “isclinically", “SOUTH AFRLCA" and “South African Dental Assoxiation."
It was reported that Colgate-Palmolive is picking up suspected counterfeit products at discount stores where it was reportedly distributed. They’re also checking to make sure all accounts handling Colgate toothpaste in the United States do not have the counterfeit product.
The company has increased the number of customer service representatives on its consumer information line and extended its hours, adding weekend hours as well, to help answer questions. Colgate's consumer information line is 1-800-468-6502.
Avis is founder of El Elyon Outpouring Center, an Empowerment Outreach Ministry emphasizing God’s Unconditional Love and Grace and GeoVi’s Home for New Life, a nonprofit providing faith, hope, and love to teens, pregnant teens and their babies. She's CEO of Providential Coaching, a Christian Life coaching practice teaching young women how-to turn within for divine direction to learn and follow the plan God has for their lives. She's the host and creator of Devoted Housewives in the House of God, an Internet Radio Talk Show. Speaker, Seminar Leader and an Ambassador of Love. Avis respectfully acknowledges her deceased parents as her role models, and the hero and heroine in her life.
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Thanks, Avis, for keeping us up to date on the recall and giving us the details on what to look for. I appreciate you.
» left by 4 years 222 days ago.
You're welcome, Lorrie and thank you very much. Appreciation just feels good. *smile*
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