[Calpernia]

Counterfeit toothpaste: South Africa

Consumers should be on the alert for illegally manufactured counterfeit products and should be aware that counterfeit products may present a health risk. On June 13, 2007, MS USA Trading, Inc. announced a recall in four states of counterfeit product falsely labeled as Colgate. Here are some indicators to look for to identify the counterfeit product:

The counterfeit toothpaste comes labeled as a 5 ounce (or 100 ml tube), a size not made or sold by Colgate in the United States

There are words on the package, “Manufactured by: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (PTV) LTD., SOUTH AFRICA – 52 Commissioner Street, Boksburg, 1460”

There may be several misspelled words on the product carton including: “isclinically”, “SOUTH AFRLCA” and “South African Dental Assoxiation”

[Calpernia]

Very interesting:

KENYA HOSTS TRADE FACILITATION ROUNDTABLE MEETING OF THE BOKSBURG GROUP

Members of the Boksburg Group met on 24th to 25th July 2005 at Mombasa, Kenya’s most important port city and gateway to the East and Central Africa region, for two days of intensive deliberations on progress towards conclusion of a Trade Facilitation agreement at the World Trade Organization (WTO). In July 2004, the WTO agreed to commence negotiations towards concluding such an agreement in what has informally taken the name of “the July Package” in a development that was hailed as a major step towards reviving the stalled WTO negotiations after the failure of the Cancun talks in September 2003.

The Boksburg Group is an informal group of mainly developing countries, created to discuss the form and content the emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on Trade Facilitation. Participants in Boksburg Group roundtables are drawn from key stakeholders in the movement of goods, and include government trade departments, customs and business. Previous meetings of the Group have been held in South Africa (thus the name of the Group), Singapore, and Jamaica.

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[Alberta's Child]

There may be several misspelled words on the product carton including: “isclinically”, “SOUTH AFRLCA” and “South African Dental Assoxiation”

Add the phrase "All your cavity are belong to Colgate", too.

[Zhang Fei]

Commissioner is incorrectly spelled with only one ‘s’ on the carton. You’d think these bozos would bother with spell-check.