Costa Rica seizes tainted toothpaste
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Health officials said Friday they have seized more than 350 tubes of Chinese-made toothpaste tainted with a deadly chemical reportedly found in tubes sold elsewhere in the world.
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Dumpling delicacies stuffed with cardboard shreds and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where an industrial solvent used in toothpaste was banned after a spate of global recalls.
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TOOTHPASTE made in China and exported to the US and Europe has been found to contain a poisonous chemical used in anti-freeze.   The US government last night warned consumers to avoid using all toothpaste made in the country because of concerns about health and safety.
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Health authorities in Canada and Massachusetts are warning consumers of the risk from China-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products were found, deepening concern about the safety of Chinese goods.
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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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Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Friday counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical posed a low health risk, and it was picking up suspected fakes labeled "Colgate" brand from discount stores in four U.S. states.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Friday that counterfeit toothpaste falsely labeled as "Colgate" posed a low health risk, and the company said it was picking up the suspected fakes from small independent stores in four U.S. states.
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Peruvian police said on Monday they seized nearly 1,540 pounds (700 kg) of cocaine hidden in frozen giant squid bound for Mexico and the United States.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - A vessel carrying 3.5 tonnes of cocaine that was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard off Costa Rica last week was not a submarine as first thought but a speedboat camouflaged to avoid detection, Costa Rican officials said on Wednesday.
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Dozens of tubes of toothpaste contaminated with diethylene glycol are seized at a car boot sale.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient in mouthwashes and toothpaste also can also guard against skin cancer.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co.  said on Thursday counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical had been found in discount stores in four U.S. states.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is expanding inspections of imports after the recalls of toys, toothpaste and pet-food ingredients from China.
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More than Â£1m of illegal medicines and veterinary drugs have been seized in a cross-border operation. The authorities said they have helped to smash a criminal ring involved in the manufacture and distribution of illegal antibiotics for use on farms.
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Farmed seafood has now joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.
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Shares of Oragenics Inc. jumped after the biotechnology company reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration allowed it to proceed with safety trials on a lifelong tooth decay protection rinse that
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WASHINGTON -- After contending with tainted toothpaste, suspect seafood, and poisoned pet food traced to China, many consumers are now looking for labels that indicate a product's country of origin.