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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=toothpaste&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn

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http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/news/toothpaste/

“Massachusetts issues tainted toothpaste warning
Same day Massachusetts warns that tubes labeled ‘Made in China’ or counterfeit Colgate-labeled tubes made in South Africa potentially harmful.”
By CNN’s Dan Lothian
July 6 2007: 3:00 PM EDT

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “BOSTON (CNN) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an advisory Friday, the same day Panama announced that hundreds of poisoning cases were linked to diethylene glycol.

Massachusetts warned consumers to not use the following potentially harmful toothpastes:

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- Any toothpaste labeled “Made in China”

- Any toothpaste labeled “Colgate” that is manufactured in South Africa

- And any toothpaste without English-language labeling.

The warning came on the same day that officials in Panama said they had recorded 540 cases of poisoning linked to toothpaste and other health products in that country.”

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http://ww2.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=6755495

“Suspect toothpaste removed from discount store”
Associated Press - July 6, 2007 4:15 PM ET

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State health officials remove suspect toothpaste from a discount store in Rhode Island.

Health inspectors took Dentakleen off the shelves this morning from Building 19 locations.

The moves comes a day after public health officials in Massachusetts indicated that possibly tainted toothpaste had been found in several discount stores in that state.

Rhode Island officials are advising consumers to avoid toothpastes labeled “Made in China;” any counterfeit toothpaste labeled Colgate and any toothpaste without English-language labeling.”

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Thanks to fanfan for the freepmail - ping to this article and these links:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/2007/2007_81_e.html

Warning

2007-81
July 5, 2007
For immediate release

“Health Canada updates list of toothpastes from China found to contain diethylene glycol”
OTTAWA

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/2007/2007_80_e.html

Warning

2007-80
June 29, 2007
For immediate release

“Chinese toothpaste in Canada found to contain diethylene glycol”
OTTAWA