Canada investigates fake toothpaste, warns public
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Canadian officials are investigating what appears to be a batch of counterfeit toothpaste that was found in Toronto, Health Minister Tony Clement said on Wednesday.
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Mexican cantaloupe irrigated with water from sewage-tainted rivers. Candy laced with lead. Chinese toothpaste is not the only concern for U.S. consumers wary of the health risks posed by imported goods.
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There are no reports of anyone being harmed, but the U.S. is the seventh country to find a poison in toothpaste.
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By AUDRA ANG  BEIJING - China is urging Hong Kong to resume the sale of three brands of Chinese toothpaste containing a chemical found in antifreeze, saying the small amounts involved were harmless to people.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of China-made Shir Fresh Mint Fluoride Toothpaste.  The FDA said Gold City Enterprise LLC of Hallandale, Fla., initiated the voluntary recall because of possible contamination.
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WASHINGTON - The government said Tuesday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada were made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
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Officials advised consumers to discard toothpaste made in China as the U.S. became the seventh country to discover tainted products.
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As more and more Americans buy their drugs from Canadian pharmacies, authorities in Canada are becoming so concerned about domestic supplies that a top official said the Canadian government may halt shipments to the US if the trade continues to grow.
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WASHINGTON -- The Colgate-Palmolive Co. said Thursday that 5-ounce tubes of counterfeit toothpaste sold in discount stores in four states under a Colgate label are being recalled because they may contain a poisonous chemical.
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Testing has found fake versions of Lipitor and other widely used prescription drugs in orders purchased through Web sites linked to a Canadian pharmacy, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday.
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A media exhibit featuring a campaign for a fake drug to treat a fictitious illness is causing a stir because some people think the illness is real.
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BEIJING -- China said yesterday that it was investigating the sale of fake blood protein, a potentially dangerous and widespread practice that underscores the country's problems with product safety.
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Diethylene glycol hits the UK The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) yesterday issued a health warning that fake 50ml tubes of Sensodyne Original and Sensodyne Mint containing "toxic levels of...diethylene glycol" may have found their way into consumers' bathrooms via "markets or car boot sales".â¦
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China investigates reports that toothpaste exported to Central America contains a potentially deadly chemical.
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Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after a spate of global recalls.
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Diethylene glycol menace spreads Nicaraguan authorities have seized 40,000 tubes of Chinese "Excel" and "Mr Cool" toothpaste which contain potentially-lethal diethylene glycol, AP reports.â¦
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A toxic chemical is found in counterfeit versions of Sensodyne toothpaste on sale in the UK.