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2007-06-02 -Lurid Crime Tales-

FDA issues warning re: poison in Chinese toothpaste

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 One can't ingest an entire tube in one go -- the amount of flavour will cause vomiting before a dangerous level is reached, even for small children. Excalibur, try one of the sensitive teeth brands containing potassium nitrate (I prefer Sensodyne (w/KNO3), but go with what you find). I speak with authority on the subject, as I spent my lab technician years developing New & Improved!! toothpastes.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-02 10:56|| 2007-06-02 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Guys, when are people going to realize that Chinese Industry, a large portion of which fronts the People's Liberation Army, doesn't tell the truth or care about harming others. They are greddy and dishonest at so many levels. Not only will they lie to make more profit on something, they are stealing every kind of technology that isn't tied down, and thanks to US Chinese expats like Wen Ho Lee, steal our military technology at the highest levels. These people are not your friends, rarely worthy of trust in business, nice though they are on many personal levels, and their government views us as their major enemy in the near future.

Wake up!

Posted by JustAboutEnough 2007-06-02 14:37|| 2007-06-02 14:37|| Front Page Top

#3 TW - I think the lab techs in China spend their time developing New & Cheaper & Who-Cares-If-They're-Poisonous brands.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-02 19:14|| 2007-06-02 19:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Indeed, Anguper Hupomosing9418. JustAboutEnough, I think that lesson is being taught to the world right now. Our wonderful military has been preparing for China for a number of years now, if that's any comfort to you (it is to me!). May this be the beginning of the end of China's flood of exports, and the temporary, undeserved prosperity that came with it. And may they (please!!) learn the right lesson from this, that in future their prosperity is built on a solid foundation.

On a less painful note (no, I'm not sorry!), I saw in my grocery store that Crest makes a sensitive teeth toothpaste w/KNO3, too. I trust them more than the Sensodyne people, but that's just me. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-02 21:37|| 2007-06-02 21:37|| Front Page Top

#5 is GL70 stll safe TW?

;-)

Posted by RD">RD 2007-06-02 23:26|| 2007-06-02 23:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Never heard of any of these toothpaste "brands."

Jeez - they're too cheap even for Wal-Mart to carry them.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-06-02 00:24|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-06-02 00:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Time to require 100% inspection of all Chinese products entering the United States. We need to strangle China's economy damn soon if we are to have any hope of preserving American industry.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-02 00:35|| 2007-06-02 00:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Barbara, here's one Asian toothpaste brand you won't be seeing over here:

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-02 00:41|| 2007-06-02 00:41|| Front Page Top

#9 Why don't they just tell people to toss the coolant-flavored ones?

Posted by gorb 2007-06-02 04:31|| 2007-06-02 04:31|| Front Page Top

#10 My teeth are so clean my nerves are exposed to the air.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-06-02 07:57|| 2007-06-02 07:57|| Front Page Top

#11 The fluoride compounds in most toothpastes are considered poisons when used as, say, insecticides. But they're good for your teeth, and not bad for the rest of you if you don't insist on eating the whole tube at one sitting.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-06-02 08:50|| 2007-06-02 08:50|| Front Page Top

#12 9 out of 10 doctors advise: don't eat diethylene glycol

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-02 10:27|| 2007-06-02 10:27|| Front Page Top

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