Warning: Colgate toothpaste 'laced with anti-freeze'

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1101143/Shops-alert-fake-Colgate-laced-anti-freeze.html

Fake Colgate toothpaste, which may be contaminated with harmful chemicals, has been sold across the country.

The 100ml tubes, labelled Colgate Cavity Protection, have been bought by thousands of customers at Sainsbury's and Boots stores.

The chains have sent warnings to customers who used loyalty cards for the purchase, but many others cannot be traced. .............

Bendigo

All Boots stock was removed nearly 2 weeks ago.

savemoney

Thats good hope no one is using it just to be on the safe side

heylyla1

I have a load of these I got from Boots a couple of months ago.

Raises serious questions about the supply chain of our biggest retailers- not just this product.

sherbie28

It's absoultely disgraceful and when are these companies going to wake up and think about shipping products off to be made in China just because it's cheaper! It's about time the government did something, it's know wonder the country is in financial crisis. I for one have been buying uk made natural products for a while now simply because of things like this! (Rant over, Merry Christmas!).

zenseeker

This is being blown up out of all proportion, as usual. There are a few key paragraphs that knee-jerk reactionaries have probably managed to over look:

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said DEG, sometimes used as a low-cost but potentially deadly substitute for glycerine sweetener in cough medicines, was a 'low health risk'.

Colgate in the UK said last night the fake product in Britain does not contain DEG, while Sainsbury's said it 'does not believe' the ingredients are harmful.

The product is NOT contaminated with 'anti-freeze' but rather an ingredient of anti-freeze, namely DEG. It is doubtful that anyone actually has any toxic toothaste in their bathrooms, the recall is merely a precaution.

bribrian

zenseeker wrote: »

This is being blown up out of all proportion, as usual. There are a few key paragraphs that knee-jerk reactionaries have probably managed to over look:





The product is NOT contaminated with 'anti-freeze' but rather an ingredient of anti-freeze, namely DEG. It is doubtful that anyone actually has any toxic toothaste in their bathrooms, the recall is merely a precaution.

I agree, it's scaremongering........ a fake product but not harmful.....

Antispam

The article does only state "which may be contaminated with harmful chemicals" not that it has or doesn't have

Its better safe than sorry

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

sherbie28 wrote: »

It's absoultely disgraceful and when are these companies going to wake up and think about shipping products off to be made in China just because it's cheaper! It's about time the government did something, it's know wonder the country is in financial crisis. I for one have been buying uk made natural products for a while now simply because of things like this! (Rant over, Merry Christmas!).

So if you make something in the UK that stops there being any quality issues? Right... :rolleyes: I hope you like have always liked your pork and beef for example from just the UK!

Antispam

You cant bet a a bit of Irish pork