States Handed Out Poisoned Toothpaste

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:09 PM EDT

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health, recall, hospitals, prisons, toxic, chemical, counterfeit, toothpaste, colgate, health-hazard, diethylene-glycol, toxic-chemical, discount-stores, deg, glycerin, mental-institutions

Seeded by Vincent Bartning

(June 28) - After federal health officials discovered last month that tainted Chinese toothpaste had entered the United States, they warned that it would most likely be found in discount stores.

In fact, the toothpaste has been distributed much more widely. Roughly 900,000 tubes containing a poison used in some antifreeze products have turned up in hospitals for the mentally ill, prisons, juvenile detention centers and even some hospitals serving the general population...

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politigal

Boycott China. This is ridiculous. I can't believe they are poisoning us, and the government continues to let their products into this country.

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#1 - Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:43 PM EDT

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Vincent Bartning

I thought it was bad when it first came out. Now it looks like it's worse!

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1 vote

#2 - Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:26 PM EDT

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Steve Webel

This is sensationalism and racism at work here. The ingredient is actually a common ingredient that many companies use - it's just that China's version of the FDA allows a higher percentage than America's FDA allows.

So to say that they put "poison" in the toothpaste and even worse, to suggest they did it with menacing motives is sensationalism and is anti-Chinese racism.

More facts and a broader perspective are two things American journalists are NOT known for, but would be an asset to help stamp out ALL forms of bigotry that exist in our world today.

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#3 - Tue Jul 3, 2007 11:05 PM EDT

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Poisoned Chinese Toothpaste More Widespread Than First Thought	The New York Times	Wed Jun 27	1
Love Shak, Baby: Tainted Toothpaste Made In China	loveshakbaby.com	Thu Jun 28	0
China Says Safety of Exports Guaranteed	Associated Press	Wed Jun 27	1

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