700 Tubes of Toothpaste Are Seized in Connecticut
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State inspectors said the counterfeit Colgate toothpaste contained diethylene glycol, a chemical used in some antifreeze products.
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Tooth whitening kits are found to contain illegally high levels of the bleaching agent hydrogen peroxide in UK tests.
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Natural Organics Inc. is recalling some bottles of children's chewable calcium because they may contain trace amounts of a milk derivative that poses a hazard for people allergic to milk. One allergic reaction has been reported.
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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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AURORA, Colo. -- Police in Aurora are investigating the theft of $6,000 worth of flu vaccine from a pediatric clinic. The vaccine, which arrived on Friday, disappeared from a medical office in the 1400 block
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Chinese inspectors have seized shipments of U.S.-made orange pulp and dried apricots containing high levels of bacteria and preservatives, the government said Tuesday.
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BEIJING, July 11 -- China banned diethylene glycol -- a thickening agent in antifreeze -- from use in toothpaste Wednesday, in one of its most significant concessions yet as it struggles to regain international confidence in the country's beleaguered exports.
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ROSWELL, N.M. - A routine traffic stop Wednesday led to the discovery of more than 60 sick and hungry cats in the back of a moving van driven by a 71-year-old woman.  Mary Jane Lyle pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of animal cruelty at a court appearance.
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An elementary school was evacuated, a teacher sent to the hospital and hundreds of students quarantined Thursday after the woman opened an envelope containing white powder that was later found not to be hazardous, authorities said.
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China investigates reports that toothpaste exported to Central America contains a potentially deadly chemical.
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In a central Long Island town, raw ingredients for steroids were transformed into a usable form and supplied to a sprawling underground distribution network, a federal complaint says.
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Chinese inspectors found excessive amounts of additives and preservatives in dozens of children's snacks and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said yesterday.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is working with federal investigators to examine whether Yale-New Haven Hospital and other nonprofit hospitals in Connecticut are overcharging government agencies for medical supplies.
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China has branded a U.S. warning against using its toothpaste as irresponsible, saying low levels of diethylene glycol (DEG) were not harmful.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Nicaraguan police seized 6,000 tubes of a Chinese-made toothpaste suspected of containing a chemical that killed at least 51 people in nearby Panama last year, the health minister said Sunday.
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US health officials are checking shipments of toothpaste from China for a potentially lethal chemical.
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Thousands of tubes of contaminated Chinese-made toothpaste were shipped to state prisons and mental hospitals in Georgia, officials said Thursday, a sign that U.S. distribution of the tainted products was wider than initially thought.